Today in Black History: Four Black girls are killed in the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church by white supremacists in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963.
The New York Times
National
Editorial: How Segregation Destroys Black Wealth
Report Details Economic Hardships for Inmate Families
In New Poll, Carson Pulls Nearly Even With Trump
Shannon Lamb, Suspect in 2 Mississippi Killings, Kills Himself
The Lobbyist With a Six-Figure Government Job
Now, Obama and Education Secretary Push for College Saving Plan
Martin O’Malley Calls for Reduction in Availability of Guns
Local
5 From Baruch College Face Murder Charges in 2013 Fraternity Hazing
Sheldon Silver, Former Assembly Speaker, Helped Developer Block Methadone Clinic’s Relocation, U.S. Says
William Scarborough, Ex-New York Assemblyman, Is Sentenced to 13 Months
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Bernie Sanders spoke at conservative Liberty University (+video)
Challenging anti-foreign violence, South African farm offers haven to migrants
Why is Germany embracing refugees? It's not simply post-Nazi guilt (+video)
Philly.com
City's payroll: Top-earning jobs & who has them
Federal judge rules in favor of Pa. police officer in gun suit
Judge's ruling good news for Cosby
Taxpayers on the hook for nearly $500 million
Wolf explains budget bill priorities
The Star Ledger
How much does college cost in N.J.? 4-year schools raise tuition
N.J. county colleges: 10 unique programs of study
What they're saying across the nation about Christie and his 2016 run
Baraka calls for 'Urban Marshall Plan' to help Newark, other struggling cities
Booker's bipartisan push to 'ban the box' | Editorial
The Detroit Free Press
Grosse Pointers want to form an NAACP chapter
Bubonic plague case confirmed in Michigan
Prosecutor: Send Kilpatrick pal away for at least 15 years
Flint asks Gov. Snyder for $30M to upgrade water system
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Runaway teen girl shot twice on Cleveland's West Side
Cleveland RTA to release details of police pepper spray investigation (live coverage)
Central State University graduates have the most debt of Ohio's public colleges: College Scorecard
Miami University students have best earning power of Ohio's public colleges: College Scorecard
State school board members walk out of private discussion of Superintendent Richard Ross and charter schools
U.S. Marshals arrest man accused of shooting at Cleveland police
The Chicago Tribune
Teen girls among 10 wounded in city shootings
Former challenger Garcia calls on Emanuel to meet Dyett protesters
In Chicago, Cheney rips Obama on Iran, mum on Trump
The Los Angeles Times
New L.A. police commissioner – the board's only black man – has a to-do list
California voters sharply disagree on low-cost healthcare for immigrants
What two Los Angeles moms want to see in their kids' schools
Two L.A. County supervisors want exemptions added to $15 minimum wage plan
The Washington Post
Zimbabwe seized land from whites. Now black farmers are reaching out to them.
Trump’s secret to political success: Short sentences with a pop?
A simple guide to what Ben Carson actually believes
Ben Carson’s poll surge is starting to look like Donald Trump’s
Fatal shooting of professor at Mississippi college might be linked to earlier homicide
Sanders highlights economic ‘injustice’ in Liberty University speech
Clinton’s support erodes sharply among Democratic women
Mom found pushing her dead toddler on swing is charged with manslaughter
Lowest-performing D.C. public schools should become charters, report says
A third redistricting lawsuit targets Va. elections map
D.C. mayor launches new initiatives that include training for inmates
USA Today
37 fraternity members charged in hazing death of pledge
Poll: Trump retains lead, but Carson edges closer
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