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Today in Black America - June 15

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Today in Black History: Keyboard prodigy Errol Garner, a jazz artist who composed and played music by ear, was born on this date in 1923 in Pittsburgh.


The New York Times

Hillary Clinton Urges Obama to Listen to Democrats on Trade Deal

Editorial: Workers Betrayed by Visa Loopholes


Blow: Jeb Bush and Single Mothers

Sudan’s Leader, in South Africa, Tests Bid to Avoid Arrest

Justices’ Words Combed for Clues on Major Pending Decisions


Same-Sex Parents’ Rights May Be Unresolved After Justices’ Ruling

Labor’s Might Seen in Failure of Trade Deal as Unions Allied to Thwart It


Sheriff’s Report Provides New Details on Tamir Rice’s Death, but Leaves Questions

Beyond the Chokehold: The Path to Eric Garner’s Death

Concern for the Men Still Behind Bars as Lockdown Continues



The Christian Science Monitor

Just what is the 'Ferguson effect'? It depends on how you view police.

Jeb Bush: Will his official White House bid boost a lackluster campaign?


Hillary Clinton: Did her big campaign speech fly? (+video)


Fast track rejected by House: how GOP Congress lost this round (+video)

Americans' views on morality: Fewer taboos, but values seen worsening


The Washington Post

How a devastating loss in Florida taught Jeb Bush what it takes to win


Jeb Bush to officially launch his presidential campaign

Sanders blasts Hillary Clinton on trade authority


Looking for clues to Supreme Court’s final rulings in Ginsburg’s good mood


Virginia GOP placing new emphasis on recruiting minority candidates


‘Everybody loved her’: Woman’s life ended with gunshots in a parking lot

Teen goes from homeless shelter to finishing her first year at Georgetown

D.C. can require gun applicants to provide a ‘good reason’ for now




The Los Angeles Times

Triple shooting in South L.A. leaves one man dead, 3-year-old injured

State lawmakers set to approve budget without Gov. Brown's support

L.A. Unified funding for high-need students off target, study says


California electric bill shock: Private firms charge way more than public utilities


Some criticize Garcetti's low-key approach to police shootings


The Chicago Tribune


1 killed, 6 wounded in city shootings

Rauner rattles saber on budget cuts again

City to pay $3 million for police shootings

Feds seek order to protect sensitive details in Dennis Hastert charges


Philly.com

Burbs feeling pressure of rising school costs

Pa. to get its first private school for gifted students

Editorial: Have voters had enough?

Camden AIDS ministry, a longtime sanctuary for many, is closing



The Detroit Free Press

Some in Michigan want powdered alcohol banned

New state school chief says he opposes dissolving DPS

Nonprofit plans to overhaul Detroit school

Judge Damon J. Keith: From humble beginnings to acclaim

National Register taps Detroit church where giants spoke


Family seeks answers in 2 unsolved killings


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland man arrested while making video with fake gun near earlier police incident


The Star Ledger


'You're choking him, man!' Video shows chaotic scene at center of police brutality claim

Boy shot in head, man shot in arm at Newark cookout


Two people dead in at least four shootings in one day in Jersey City


'Hug a Cop' initiative is a huge hit, Chatham chief says

Clinton champions voter rights. Christie gets defensive. | Editorial



USA Today


Supreme Court races the clock on gay marriage, Obamacare and more

NAACP members petition against Rachel Dolezal







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