Today in Black History: In 1787 delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to count slaves as "three-fifths" of a person for political representation.
The New York Times
National
Editorial: Rudy Giuliani’s Racial Myths
Editorial: When Police Use Lethal Robots
Looking for Accountability in Police-Involved Deaths of Blacks
Escalating Discord Between Police and Protesters Strains Baton Rouge
San Francisco Police Disproportionately Search African-Americans, Report Says
Dallas Shooting and Open-Carry Laws Loom Over Cleveland Convention Plans
Republicans Begin Hashing Out Details of Convention Platform
What Trump and the G.O.P. Can Agree On: Tax Cuts for the Rich
Evan Bayh’s Possible Return to Senate Could Rekindle Awkward History
How an Arcane Spending Fight Could Alter the Federal Balance of Power
Trump and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Pull No Punches on Trade Policy
Local
Brooklyn Officer Who Fatally Shot Man Is Put on Modified Duty
Who Was Buried at the Naval Hospital Cemetery in Brooklyn?
New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others
John Brademas, Indiana Congressman and N.Y.U. President, Dies at 89
The Christian Science Monitor
Amid 'powder keg' of US racial tensions, call for empathy (+video)
What an iconic photo from Baton Rouge protest says about BLM
Trump as an 'apostle of affluence'
Dallas shooting: How America has gotten through hate before
The Star-Ledger
Sad state when few in N.J. want to teach | Editorial
Rev. Ron's church still going strong | Di Ionno
Need for police reform no less pressing after Dallas | Editorial
Essex County man charged with killing retired corrections officer
Sweeney says he'll offer Christie new gas tax plans to end N.J. road work shutdown
Reform needed to guarantee fair and adequate school funding | Opinion
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
NAACP calls for better race relations; Ohio police sergeant suspended over 'monkey' post: Overnight News Links
NAACP calls on greater race relations in wake of shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile
Black Lives Matter protesters march on downtown Cleveland
Ohio's casinos generate $1 billion in tax revenue since opening
Tanisha Anderson's family asks for ruling in lawsuit, says Cleveland police need more training before RNC
Expert hired by Tanisha Anderson family says Cleveland police used excessive force
The Chicago Tribune
Hundreds protest police brutality, gnarling traffic on downtown streets
Shouts of 'black lives don't matter' as high bail set for protester
25-year-old woman among 15 hurt in city shootings
Illinois ends PARCC test for high school students
Trump expected to collect $1 million at Chicago campaign fundraiser
The Detroit Free Press
DPD detective demoted after anti-Black Lives Matter rant goes viral
4 arrested after threatening on social media to kill Detroit police
Charles Pugh to be arraigned in Detroit today
Defense: Toss guilty verdict in Detroit cop corruption case
The Los Angeles Times
How Black Lives Matter activists are moving forward after the Dallas shootings
Anaheim police struck homeless man in chest with Taser, causing his heart to stop, attorney says
Family of unarmed teen killed by Fresno police has seen body camera footage of his death
L.A. Police Commission to decide whether officer was justified in fatally shooting woman in South L.A. alley
The Washington Post
Detective demoted after calling Black Lives Matter protesters ‘terrorists’ on Facebook
‘We’ll see how much her life matters’: Cop fired for threatening black child on Facebook
How Philando Castile’s killing changed the way blacks talk about surviving traffic stops
Finally, Clinton and Sanders enter a political marriage. Will it work?
Jesse Jackson praises Sanders for working to ‘expand the party rather than split it’
Why the race is still Hillary Clinton’s to lose
Obama tells police: ‘I’m your best hope’ for relations with communities of color
The limits of politics at a time of national trauma
Attorney general scheduled to testify before House Judiciary Committee on Clinton email investigation
Two bailiffs killed, deputy sheriff injured in Michigan courthouse shooting
Slain Democratic National Committee staffer ‘wanted to make a difference’
Morgan State University tries to entice dropouts to return
USA Today
First black Miss Ala. calls Dallas police shooter a 'martyr'
Black Lives Matter: Here's what it is, what it stands for
Days after police-involved shootings, protests continue
Philly.com
The Pa. woman whose photo went viral in Baton Rouge protest
U.S. must atone for its original sins: Slavery, guns
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