Today in Black History: Alabama A&M University is founded as Huntsville Normal School in 1875, led by a former slave, Dr. William Hooper Councill.
The New York Times
Op-Doc: ‘A Conversation About Growing Up Black’
Kristof: Our Biased Brains
Molefi Kete Asante: Why Afrocentricity?
Bernie Sanders Urges Breaking Up Big Banks
Shooting Clouds Life as Both Muslim and Texan
Transportation Emerges as Crucial to Escaping Poverty
Mayor de Blasio’s Plan Aims to Spur More Affordable Housing in New York
Mayor de Blasio’s Budget Commits $100 Million to Combat Homelessness in New York
Cuomo Moves to Raise Wages for New York Fast-Food Workers
The Christian Science Monitor
In Baltimore's call for federal police probe, a new search for answers (+video)
Glimmers of progress in fight against college sex assault (+video)
Why evangelical voters love Mike Huckabee so much (+video)
The FXB toolkit: Latest weapon in fighting poverty
The Baltimore Sun
100 lasting images from Freddie Gray protests, aftermath
State offers 0 percent loans to small businesses hurt in riots
The Star Ledger
Woman dead after shooting in Newark's Central Ward, sources say
Cop who fatally struck 2 Turnpike pedestrians had clean driving record
Former DEP commissioner who blasted Christie over Exxon is leaving N.J. | The Auditor
What's at stake in Exxon case? Questions over 16 contaminated sites included in deal
The Washington Post
Editorial: Baltimore sends an SOS to the feds
‘Excited delirium’ ruling in Va. death has experts split
One way that ISIS has surpassed other jihadists: It’s a magnet for converts
How Baltimore and cities like it hold back poor black kids as they grow up
They were told their babies had died. Now, they wonder: Was it a lie?
Young Americans were pretty unhappy with how the media covered the Baltimore protests
I’m a white suburbanite who supports the police. I marched for #BlackLivesMatter anyway.
I almost shot a fellow cop working undercover. It taught me a lot about police brutality.
Opinion: Warren and de Blasio: Fixing the American Dream
The Detroit Free Press
A first in Michigan: Tesla buys Grand Rapids auto supplier
Excellent Schools Detroit ranks early childhood programs
Family of inmate who died of water poisoning files suit
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
'Below 100' campaign to save police officers' lives honored by state officials
Man who lost mother, brothers in Cleveland quintuple homicide speaks about arrest
Mother of Tamir Rice not homeless, despite court filing that indicates otherwise, attorney says
The Los Angeles Times
Obama plows ahead on trade with plans to visit Nike, defying critics
California water districts scramble to deal with ruling on rate tiers
LAPD chief concerned about fatal shooting of unarmed man in Venice
Philly.com
Voters in city's poorest area say they're not feeling the love
Cops in Philly corruption trial hailed as 'heroes'
Study: Health care lacking in Philly's low-income areas
Nutter: Williams 'probably' not smart enough
The Chicago Tribune
Madigan sends message to Rauner with budget vote
Chicago Teachers Union files labor complaint against school board
CPS asking teachers to take 7 percent pay cut, union says
Alderman wants state to take $3 million tax break if Lee calls movie 'Chiraq'
Mayor: Approval of Burge victims fund a step toward 'removing a stain'
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