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Today in Black America - July 29

POSTED: July 29, 2013, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: American volleyball star Flo Hyman, a member of the 1984 silver medal winning U.S. Olympic team, is born in 1954 in Inglewood, California.

The New York Times

Keller: Profiling Obama

Obama Says Income Gap Is Fraying U.S. Social Fabric


Facing a Recall After Supporting Stronger Gun Laws in Colorado

Some Chiefs Chafing as Justice Department Keeps Closer Eye on Policing

Invoking Zimmerman, Thompson Seizes New York Frisking as Campaign Issue

Harlem Stage Prepares to Export Its Own Opera


The Christian Science Monitor

Anthony Weiner on ropes: more questions and Clintons want him out

Why Obama says Korean War vets 'deserve better'


The Monitor's View: After Zimbabwe election, Mugabe needs a way out



The Star Ledger

Shootings in Irvington leave at least one dead, several wounded


Homicides, shootings, on pace to double in Irvington after two-month crime surge


Franklin Youth Police Academy trains students in police and military skills

Cory Booker's celebrity status could cut both ways in U.S. Senate

In Roselle, clash between borough council and school board revolves around former mayor

Atlantic City, suburbs exchange blame on crime rate


The Detroit Free Press

The truth about Detroit: Why not use auto bailout money?


Choosing candidates: Voters in Detroit districts 1, 2 and 3 want help with crime and blight

Detroit police: Sergeant arrested in connection with armed robbery

2013 Detroit City Council district map, primary election preview

Deaths of 'Eat 'Em Up Tigers' James and Dreadlock Mike bring outrage, sadness


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Bikers rally for Trayvon Martin | Photos

Trayvon Martin rally held in downtown Marietta


The Washington Post

Fighting for the right to an education that includes government oversight


Dionne: Yes, let’s mess with Texas

King’s claim on valedictorians and smugglers

After Zimmerman verdict, a racial divide lingers


Urban League convention reflects trend toward activism

McAuliffe sends mixed messages in tour of Virginia


D.C. summer-school enrollment fails to meet target


The Chicago Tribune

Republican leader Tom Cross finds himself in political cross hairs

Metra board members stand by severance deal for ousted CEO


State inmate Deon Patrick hopes for freedom as co-defendant exonerated

Lake County exoneration could ripple beyond Illinois


Online voter registration likely to become law

Commission finds evidence of police torture in 5 convictions


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Editorial: Detroit's plunge into the rapids of bankruptcy is a message to all city leaders

Fostered teens in Ohio get lessons in making it on their own


Advocates say poor Ohioans suffering under welfare-to-work changes

Cuyahoga County sheriff's deputies harassed Juvenile Court clerk, inspector general says


The Los Angeles Times


Compton's first Latino councilman raises doubts

More inmates head to prison infirmaries during hunger strike


Pat Brown stood firm on civil rights

Former UC Davis cop in pepper-spraying case wants worker's comp

Jordan High's staff shakeup puts students on better track


USA Today


U.S. roads, bridges are decaying despite stimulus influx

Early high school graduation programs gain traction


Hijacking Social Security


















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