Today in Black History: Mrs. Alberta Williams King, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was murdered in 1974 while at the organ at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
The New York Times
Before Shooting in Iraq, a Warning on Blackwater
The Great Divide: Inequality Is Not Inevitable
Editorial: Gov. Christie’s Money Trail
Obama to Seek Funds to Stem Border Crossings and Speed Deportations
Math Under Common Core Has Even Parents Stumbling
New NPR Chief, Jarl Mohn, Vows to Foster Diversity
Rent Cuts for Housing Homeless Hit a Snag
Amid de Blasio’s Pre-K Push, a Bid to Boost Learning at a Weak Point in the Pipeline
The Christiian Science Monitor
Obama and race: life on a high wire
Israeli police forcibly end African migrant protest
Why Obama's $2 billion border crackdown could have high political costs, too (+video)
Hillary Clinton $225,000 speaker fee: Is that a lot for a potential president? (+video)
Tea party leader Mark Mayfield suicide: A sign of politics 'beyond the pale'? (+video)
The Star Ledger
New Jersey man sues Benjamin Moore over 'racially offensive' paint names
Starbucks college program allows South Jersey students to stay close to home
Woodbury public works hires 12 high school students in new summer program
NJ officials renew contract of embattled Newark schools chief
Philly.com
Philadelphia school funding tangled up in Pa. budget battle
Old earmarks still linger for DRPA
Atlantic City left battling long odds
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan awards $90M deal to builder of problem-plagued HealthCare.gov
Michigan bills that would ban minors from buying e-cigs cause concern
Gov. Snyder signs laws to crack down on meth production in Michigan
DEPSA a success story despite high rate of student poverty
Rochelle Riley: Black voters need to recognize the power of their votes
Editorial: Michigan charter school system flawed, but we can make it work
The Washington Post
Obama to name former P&G chief to lead VA
Obama says ‘we should praise’ federal workers
Obama judges confirm numbers way up in ‘post-nuclear’ world
D.C. effort to extend school day is resisted
Longtime superintendent reflects on public education
Bobby Womack, charismatic soul singer, dies at 70
The Chicago Tribune
Shootings across city leave 13 hurt in 8 hours
Same-day voter registration coming to Illinois
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Keystone H.S. senior found dead May 27 had lethal level of caffeine, coroner says
1,500 Ohio fugitives surrender in 4 days
Members of Chicago-to-Cleveland heroin pipeline case start appearing in court
Cleveland State University abruptly shuts day-care center a month earlier than planned
The Los Angeles Times
Mayor Eric Garcetti took a low-risk approach in his first year
LAUSD shifts gears on technology for students
Teachers' checks shrink a bit as California tackles pension shortfall
State court rules job protections cover workers using others' ID
USA Today
How the overshadowed '90s shaped our world
Southern dems using faith to connect with voters
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