Today in Black History: Provocative novelist and playwright James Baldwin was born in 1924 in Harlem, and chronicled the Black struggle for identity.
The New York Times
National
Black Lives Matter Coalition Makes Demands as Campaign Heats Up
Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls
Calling Trump ‘Unfit,’ Obama Urges G.O.P. to Abandon Him
Trump Seems More the Result of a Shift Among White Men Than the Cause of It
Editorial: Trump and Spineless Republicans
Amid ‘Sacrifice’ Debate, Examining Trump’s Deferments
House Republican Backs Hillary Clinton, Calling Donald Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’
Warren Buffett Is Latest Billionaire to Excoriate Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Raised $63 Million in July, Its Best Mark So Far
Massachusetts Bans Employers From Asking Applicants About Previous Pay
Rethinking the Role of Government in Society
Local
William Bratton, New York Police Commissioner, Will Step Down Next Month
James O’Neill, a Lifelong Officer, Will Step Into the Police Dept.’s Top Job
The Christian Science Monitor
US veteran homelessness slashed in half: What's behind the decline?
Voices from the Democratic and Republican conventions
My three days with the Bernie Sanders rebellion
Donald Trump, a fallen soldier, and the myth of game-changing moments
The Star-Ledger
Christie, in dramatic turn, calls for Bridgegate investigation of top N.J. Dems
Wikileaks reveals how DNC tried to smear Christie, Trump in N.J.
How a hallucinogen from Africa may have cured N.J. woman's addiction
Christie won't take Trump's side in Gold Star fight with Khan family
In light of horror stories, N.J. Senate to probe student loan program
Philly,com
AP sources: CEO at Democratic National Committee resigns
PA, NJ: No cash to spare
Pittsburgh chief asks city agency to review his DNC speech
Beverage industry spent $10.6 million fighting Philly drink tax
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio's multimillion-dollar voting rights battle could prove even more costly for taxpayers
East Cleveland passes annexation legislation, will now go to Cleveland City Council
Family of Cleveland Clinic tech shot dead now fighting hospital over denied compensation
Cleveland Clinic team approved for $11.8 million to study treatment-resistant depression
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan Voters Guide
African-American group sues Detroit police; says abuse is 'disgraceful'
Trash collection to resume in Flint after it was halted
Paid sick time law proposed for November 2018 ballot in Michigan
The Chicago Tribune
Mass layoffs at Chicago State University bring millions in extra costs
Chicago police: Body camera didn't record cop's fatal shooting of teen in back
These property tax bill increases top the list
The Los Angeles Times
Court finds cement masons union official and attorney retaliated against whistle-blowers
Man shot by LAPD after 'significant struggle' at East Hollywood pharmacy, police say
The Washington Post
DNC chief executive Amy Dacey resigns in wake of email breach
Five-term Rep. Yvette Clarke still gets asked for her ID entering the U.S. Capitol
Obama: Trump is 'unfit' to be president
Republicans denounce Trump as confrontation with Muslim parents escalates
Broad array of military luminaries condemn Trump over attacks on Khan family
From now on, every government agency will have to consider climate change
Korryn Gaines is the ninth black woman shot and killed by police this year
Baltimore County Police give news conference on the fatal shooting of Korryn Gaines
USA Today
Fact check: Clinton’s email falsehood
Miss Teen USA Karlie Hay apologizes for using racial slur on Twitter
Raw racism revealed in GOP voter law: Jill Lawrence
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