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Today in Black America - July 11

POSTED: July 11, 2013, 9:00 am

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Today in Black America: The first meeting of the "Niagara Movement" that spawned the birth of the N.A.A.C.P. is held in Canada on this date in 1905.

Coverage of the trial of George Zimmerman in The Miami Herald

Without Zimmerman's testimony, defense rests


NAACP holds town hall forum on George Zimmerman trial



The New York Times

Thomas B. Edsall: The Decline of Black Power in the South


Blow: Beyond the Courtroom

Democrats Shrug Off Delays and Affirm Support for Health Law

Rift Among Democrats Stalls Effort to Reverse Rise in College Loan Rates

Young, Rich and Relocating Yet Again in Hunt for Political Office

Maryland’s Path to an Accord in Abortion Fight

Hunger Strike by California Inmates, Already Large, Is Expected to Be Long

Police Practices Take Center Stage at G.O.P. Mayoral Debate


New York Gun Rights Group Plans Freedompalooza



The Christian Science Monitor

George Zimmerman speaks, but won’t testify in his defense (+video)

Conceal-carry: Heeding court, Illinois becomes 50th state to allow it

In Nigerian school slaughter, Boko Haram may be raising the stakes (+video)


The Star Ledger

Wife of man killed by cops asks why police shot her husband 24 times

Report: Fired VP sues Johnson & Johnson, claiming ‘culture of discrimination’

Opinion: Doomed to repeat our sad history on voting rights

Rutgers expected to increase tuition today despite student calls for freeze on hikes

Booker raises $4.6 million in second quarter for Senate run

Editorial: Court slaps down Christie's overreach on housing


The Detroit Free Press

Zimmerman trial: Judge considers lesser charges in Trayvon Martin murder case

Pontiac teachers sue on health coverage, finances


Detroit's banking guru to creditors: We have no way to pay you

Detroit's sewer issues could be solved by Blue solutions

Detroit mayoral hopefuls make their pitches in forum lacking front-runner Napoleon



The Washington Post

D.C. Council approves ‘living wage’ bill, defying Wal-Mart’s ultimatum

Editorial: Gov. McDonnell’s shocking hypocrisy


Low-wage workers to strike at Smithsonian museums

Does the U.S. earn $51 billion from student loans?

Charlie Crist memoir on leaving GOP to be published this winter

D.C. Council delays election of attorney general


Fairfax schools report lists issues for buildings, buses, custodians


The Chicago Tribune


Ex-Metra CEO said board members pressed him to hire pals

Chicago-area foreclosure filings dip in June


CPS releasing more money to schools

2 south suburbs vote to ban assault weapons


Ex-Dixon comptroller appealing sentence for looting city coffers

Quinn hits lawmakers 'in the wallet' as pension dispute simmers


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Ga. regulators accept meals, golf from industry

Many Georgia students failed to meet state standards on end-of-course test for new Algebra course


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Heights man who said he was beat by Cleveland cops awarded $600,000 in settlement

Cuyahoga County Council rejects proposed campaign finance amendment

Justice Department distributes more than $3.4 million to local law enforcement

Joseph Palazzo, former Cuyahoga Heights schools official, sentenced in connection with theft of $3.4 million from district


The Los Angeles Times


'Zombie' drug bath salts more potent than meth, study finds

Prisoners say jailers threaten retaliation over refusal to eat

Garcetti, Wesson improperly used race in redistricting, lawyer says

L.A. Unified aims to revive arts education

New California science curriculum will be debated in the fall



USA Today


Aging prisoners' costs put systems nationwide in a bind

Zimmerman's defense rests, deliberations start Friday





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