Today in Black History: Television journalist Max Robinson, the first Black anchor of a network news program, was born on this date in 1939 in Richmond, Virginia.
The New York Times
Changed Life of American Poor: Better Off, but Far Behind
Oklahoma Orders Review of Botched Execution
Editorial: State-Sponsored Horror in Oklahoma
Blow: Deep in the Heart of Don
Bill Clinton Defends His Economic Legacy
Sports of The Times: A Verdict on Comments, but the Conversation Isn’t Over
New York Mayor and Teachers’ Union Said to Be Near Deal
New York City Police Officer Is Arrested in Westchester Shooting
Protester Says She Doesn’t Recall Hitting Officer With Elbow
Top State Judge Tightens Rules on Debt Collection
The Christian Science Monitor
Donald Sterling: Who is the Los Angeles Clippers owner, really?
Botched Oklahoma execution shakes even death penalty supporters
Millennials see themselves as ‘post-racial.’ What does that mean?
Why won't 'kissing congressman' quit?
The Star Ledger
Campaign capsules in races for Trenton mayor and N.J.'s 12th Congressional seat
Judge rules that Qareeb Bashir can return to work as Trenton fire director
Twenty Trenton residents indicted in Bloods gang-related activities
State still discussing funding NJ colleges based on performance
Coalition says NJ inmates pay 'exorbitant' phone rates for local calls
NJ education officials release 2015 school funding levels for all districts
The Detroit Free Press
Funding cuts send hundreds of mentally ill onto Detroit's streets
Detroit officials to break ground for new police precinct
Scrappers partly to blame for recent lost school days in Detroit, city says
Detroit completes first phase of public lighting pilot program
Clouds remain over Conyers' bid to qualify for Aug. 5 primary ballot
Philly.com
Kenney bill would make small amounts of pot a civil offense
Fears surround Pa. revenue totals' release
SRC slammed over cost-cutting budget
Cheyney professor brings first-hand knowledge to quiz team
The Washington Post
For more states, execution means improvisation
Four days that changed the NBA
On issue after issue, voters favor Democrats. But that doesn’t mean they will vote for them.
Small business owners in a minimum-wage tug-of-war
Good news in Sterling, Bundy racial rants? Could be.
Fire chief: D.C. can add ambulances and not pull 2 vehicles
The Chicago Tribune
Red ink leads to state probe of school insurance
Prosecutors: Paralyzed uncle took bus to deliver gun to girl who shot friend
Federal lawsuit filed over police shooting
Veteran prosecutor confirmed for federal bench in Chicago
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Councilman Zack Reed invites non-Christians to City Hall for National Day of Prayer
ACLU of Ohio urges Gov. John Kasich to postpone all Ohio executions until 2016
Rep. Marcia Fudge and Congressional Black Caucus settle some differences with Rep. Paul Ryan
Former Richmond Heights superintendent, building official plead guilty to corruption charges
Cleveland schools will start on Aug. 13, with a few exceptions
The Los Angeles Times
FCC chief Tom Wheeler defends his support for new net neutrality rules
California's new primary election system fails to boost turnout
Sterling furor presents test of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti's leadership
African American students weigh campus attitudes in picking colleges
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Military to reconsider controversial ban on black hairstyles
State superintendent candidates contend with Common Core
Atlanta parks commissioner to leave Reed administration
Clark Atlanta University president to retire next year
USA Today
2 killed, dozens injured in Florida jail explosion
Ex-cheerleader's lawsuit against website packs impact
Shocking homeless youth campaign grabs attention
Nigeria protesters demand rescue of girls kidnapped by Islamists
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