Today in Black History: Two young Black couples are viciously lynched by a mob in 1946 in an incident known as the "Monroe Massacre" in rural Georgia.
We will be on our annual summer hiatus Juy 28 through August 4. Today in Black American will resume posting on Tuesday August 5.
The New York Times
Safer Era Tests Wisdom of ‘Broken Windows’ Focus on Minor Crime
In Shift, New York City Is Quickly Settling Big Civil-Rights Lawsuits
Audit Says New York City Housing Authority Failed to Meet Hiring Goals
Army War College Starts Plagiarism Inquiry of Senator John Walsh’s Thesis
Paul Ryan’s Proposal Hints at Change in Tone on Poverty
G.O.P. Congressman’s Plan to Fight Poverty Shifts Efforts to States
Heady Summer, Fateful Fall for Dinesh D’Souza, a Conservative Firebrand
The Christian Science Monitor
Attempted evacuation, then shells take 15 lives at Gaza shelter (+video)
FAA lifts ban on US flights to Israel, but not before accusations fly (+video)
Arizona execution takes two hours: how ethics of death penalty are changing (+video)
The Star Ledger
Bayonne police chief retires with huge $444K unused comp time payout
Chris Christie 6th among Republican 2016 contenders in Florida poll
Murders and shootings in Jersey City low compared to other large New Jersey urban areas
Newark headquarters of Star-Ledger sold to New York real estate development firm
Philly.com
Bryn Mawr to drop SAT requirement for admission
Open question: Records chief frets over future
Christie: GOP needn't avoid social issues to win elections
The Washington Post
Attack on Gaza school sparks large protests in West Bank
Robinson: Israel is losing the moral high ground
Ryan’s poverty plan is so bipartisan it doesn’t sound like he’s running in ’16
My son has been suspended from school five times. He’s 3 years old.
Obama’s uphill struggle against economic inequality
Rep. Harris leaves staff hanging, makes no friends with his D.C. ‘constituents’
The Chicago Tribune
City Hall spells out review of suspicious red light camera tickets
6 hurt in city shootings
Teen charged in Shamiya Adams' slaying
The Detroit Free Press
Judge asked to reconsider Steve Utash mob beating sentences
Detroit water contracts to be rebid after City Council finds red flags
Wafer says of porch shooting: 'I didn't know there was a round in there'
Phil Cavanagh joins challenge over Warren Evans' residency
Canadians roll into Detroit with 750 gallons of water to protest shutoffs
Petition to raise Michigan minimum wage falls short of ballot
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
What Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald said in his speech to the National Urban League
Ohio Democrats renew call for death-penalty freeze after controversial Arizona execution
A sexualized and intimidating culture has permeated Ohio State University's band for years, report says
The Los Angeles Times
Compton school board member charged with molesting unconscious victim
Garcetti uses YouTube to appeal to LAPD officers on contract offer
LAPD investigating allegations of artificially inflated patrol numbers
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Effect of poverty still shows in state’s new ‘growth’ measure
Gwinnett STEM school ranks below average on growth in key math test
Atlanta school growth rates lag achievement
Top-ranked DeKalb schools not so great on growth
USA Today
Hard-knocks cities are working on a comeback
For mom, leaving kids in car a 'moment of desperation'
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