Today in Black History: The George Washington Carver National Monument is dedicated in 1943 in Diamond, Missouri in honor of the famous scientist.
The New York Times
National
Emails Weigh on Clinton, Poll Finds, as Trump Pulls Even
Hillary Clinton, at Site of Lincoln Speech, Laments G.O.P.’s Turn to Donald Trump
Opinion: What Clinton Should Have Said About Race
Race Relations Are at Lowest Point in Obama Presidency, Poll Finds
Rights Groups Sue Over Police Tactics in Baton Rouge Protests
Kristof: A History of White Delusion
Trump’s Words of Resistance Stir Resentful Whites
Tebow Heads List of Convention Speakers
How Private Equity Found Power and Profit in State Capitols
Nearly Four-Fifths of White Evangelicals Say They’ll Vote for Donald Trump
House Democrats Unveil Campaign Agenda in Hopes of Gaining Ground
Senate Approves Bill to Combat Opioid Addiction Crisis
Armstrong Williams, Ex-Adviser to Ben Carson, Is Accused of Sexual Harassment
Families and Fellow Officers Honor Victims of Dallas Sniper
Local
Bronx District Attorney Says New System Will Reduce Case Delays
3 Plead Not Guilty in New York Police Corruption Case
Yale Drops Case Against Worker Who Smashed Window Depicting Slaves
The Christian Science Monitor
Protests erupt after commission finds LAPD fatal shooting was justified (+video)
Why presidential candidates' faith matters less and less to voters
Dallas speech reveals Obama as a theologian-in-chief (+video)
What Bernie Sanders won in return for endorsing Clinton (+video)
One year on, Obama's Iran nuclear deal still hangs in the balance
The Star-Ledger
N.J. town facing $5M lawsuit over fatal police shooting
6 inmates alleging prison guard's sex assault will get a trial
Why Christie wasn't picked as vice president 4 years ago
N.J. sets deadline for testing school water for lead
Philly.com
Growing rift between Temple president and board set stage for ouster, sources say
The scandal of American universities goes way beyond Temple
Ubiñas: The disease of gun violence killed Philly teen
Philly's new DHS commissioner says she's excited about tough job ahead
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Attorney general should handle police lethal force cases, Ohio Supreme Court task force recommends
Cleveland police chief says officers will be 'closely watching' open-carry advocates during RNC
Black Panther Party chairman says report about bringing guns to Cleveland RNC is 'disingenuous'
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson acknowledges challenges, says Republican National Convention will be safe
Cleveland City Council committees recommend rejection of $15 citywide minimum wage (Video)
The Chicago Tribune
Downtown vigil marks one-year anniversary of Sandra Bland’s death
2 dead, 5 wounded in city shootings
CPS principals get budgets that maintain cuts made in February
EDITORIALS: Chicago teachers: It's your turn to rescue CPS
Grad student who wanted to flee Chicago violence reconsiders: 'I know that my work isn't done.'
The Detroit Free Press
Gov. Rick Snyder seeks Mich. Supreme Court opinion on school funding
Black group alleges members arrested and assaulted by Detroit Police
Sex offender bill clears committee
Metro Youth Day 2016 brings out 35,000 to Belle Isle
The Los Angeles Times
Kamala Harris says Minnesota police wouldn't have shot Philando Castile if he were white
Fresno police release body-camera footage of fatal shooting of unarmed 19-year-old
Black Lives Matter demonstrators rope off LAPD HQ with crime scene tape after City Hall sit-in
Former L.A. Unified teacher fired after allegations of inappropriate behavior allowed to sue for defamation
The Washington Post
Clinton to stress commitment to deferring deportations in speech to Latino group
U.S. made $136.7 billion in improper payments in 2015, a growing problem
Obama’s strange claim that it is easier for teens to buy a Glock than get a book
Obama huddles with politicians, police and activists on racial bias
On the Senate floor, black GOP senator talks of disrespect from police
Gingrich is a vice-presidential finalist, but his last campaign is still millions in debt
Clinton and Trump are the oldest candidates ever. No one seems to care.
Millennials aren’t going to solve the nation’s massive racial divides
Three S.C. first responders fired for threatening comments about protesters
Haunting relics from a slave ship headed for African American museum
Uncovering the slave ship Sao Jose Paquete d' Africa
Virginia congressman said Obama ‘reaped what he sowed’ over Dallas shooting
Facebook live-stream of Norfolk shooting adds new dimension to videos of crimes
USA Today
Poll: Most Americans believe racism is a serious problem
#AllLivesMatter hashtag is racist, critics say
Detective demoted after anti-Black Lives Matter rant
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