Today in Black History: Chuck Stone, former speechwriter for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, author and Philadelphia Daily News columnist was born in 1924.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
RNC protests: Attorneys say arrests after flag-burning should have never happened
Activists who placed anti-Trump banner on Rock Hall flagpoles sentenced
RNC protesters clash with police in downtown Cleveland
Montel Williams: 'Leave John Kasich alone' (video)
Steve King defends comments questioning non-white people's contributions to civilization (video)
Democrats try to rain on Donald Trump's parade
Judge: Ohio State didn't defame fired marching band director
The New York Times
National
Appeals Court Rules Texas Voter ID Law Shows Bias
Obama Faces Expectations on Race and Policing
The Loneliness of Being Black in San Francisco
EDITORIAL: The G.O.P.’s Surreal Diversity Show
Senator Refuses to Endorse Trump and Is Shouted Down
Takeaways: Cheers for Pence, Jeers for Cruz
Dowd: Remainder Night at the Convention
Blow: Making America Safe for Whom?
Bill Clinton Said to Back Virginia’s Tim Kaine for Vice President
Local
New York Bomb Squad Called After Package Thrown at Police Van
New York City Wants to Move 16- and 17-Year-Olds From Rikers Jail to Bronx Center
Insurance Groups in New York Improperly Cut Home-Care Hours for Disabled Patients, Report Says
The Christian Science Monitor
ACLU sues Kansas to block the state's dual voting system
THE MONITOR'S VIEW The exhausted American voter: Ready for a change?
Amid tough GOP convention rhetoric, a plea for civility
Calls resume for community policing, but what does that actually mean?
FIXcast: Is the American Dream alive?
The Star-Ledger
N.J. Supreme Court: Cops can't search cars simply because high beams are on
Rutgers student put in headlock by staff member (VIDEO)
Rutgers hikes tuition for 2016-17 school year
$6.9M hand-off of federal Head Start program leaves employees' futures unknown
The Detroit Free Press
In Cleveland, a sneak peek at Michigan governor race?
DIA launches multimillion-dollar effort to acquire African-American art
Supreme Court asks for briefs on private school refunds
Snyder names new director at Talent Investment Agency
Judge rips lawyers in case of wrongfully convicted Detroit man
The Chicago Tribune
Protesters chain themselves together in front of Chicago police facility
Ban-the-box laws may worsen racial bias against black job candidates, study says
12 wounded in Chicago shootings
With 1993 murder charges dropped, 2 men released from prison
Report rips state youth facility where teen died
Waukegan to pay $55K to families of two boys in police abuse lawsuit
The Los Angeles Times
Trump echoes Nixon 1968 on law and order, a risky bet in a more racially diverse nation
Dylan Noble's death has Fresno pondering police shootings and Black Lives Matter
He shot his childhood friend in the back of his head — as a favor, he says
Philly.com
6 Reclaim Philadelphia members arrested during sit-in at DNC headquarters
FOP takes issue with convention speakers
Radnor police superintendent apologizes for comment on Black Lives Matter
Kane seeks to keep feud with Philly D.A. from jurors
'Nova history department gets $10 million grant
In Cosby criminal case, yet another appeal
Federal fraud charges for His Excellency of South Philly
The Washington Post
Appeals court says Texas voter ID law has discriminatory effect
Attempt for unity falls short as Cruz upstages Pence
Cruz knew his comments could cause a scene — and they did
The Fix: Cruz and the speech that threatened to tear the convention apart
A mighty challenge awaits Trump on Thursday night
Minority delegates at the RNC: An uncomfortable place to be?
Fla. police shoot unarmed black caretaker with his hands up
A vast divide lies between Fox News’ Ailes and Murdoch’s sons
Laura Ingraham calls on rivals to support Trump
Once again, Hispanics were considered for VP. Once again, they’re expecting to be passed over.
Fired black Pocomoke City police chief and lieutenant indicted for alleged misconduct in accident investigation
Black Lives Matter activists stage protest, block traffic in Northeast Washington
USA Today
Cop bias is real, study shows. So is pessimism about race relations.
These cities' consumers are worst at managing money
Leslie Jones' 'SNL' colleagues address ugly tweets
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