Today in Black History: Conductor William Levi Dawson, who led the Tuskegee Choir for 25 years, was born in 1899 in Anniston, Alabama.
The New York Times
National
I’m Black. Does America Have a Plan for My Life?
Studying the Details in Charlotte’s Fatal Police Shooting
Reconstructing the Charlotte Shooting
At Farewell for Black Driver Shot by Tulsa Officer, Music and Fond Memories
Sports of The Times: Football Arrives With Riot Gear and Pepper Spray
Activists Offer Support and Tear Gas Remedies
Voter Registration Deadlines, State by State
Cultural Issues Draw the Battle Lines at the First Debate
Too Poor for Proper Plumbing: A Reality in 500,000 U.S. Homes
Millions in U.S. Are Climbing Out of Poverty, New Data Show
Local
For New York’s New Police Commissioner, Less Crime Is Just a Start
De Blasio, Focusing on Small Donors, Hires Team That Bolstered Sanders
For Cuomo and Christie, Parallel Paths to the Top, and Trouble When They Got There
Hasidic Man Found Guilty of Gang Assault in Beating of Black Student in Brooklyn
Whistle-Blower Suit Accuses Visiting Nurse Service of Fraud
The Christian Science Monitor
Charlotte street protests: Where the new South meets the old South
Justified in fleeing police? Mixed views on Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling
Pope Francis calls out journalists: Does the media needlessly foster fear?
Philly.com
There’s a lot of Philly in the Smithsonian’s new African American history museum
The Smithsonian's new Museum of African American History and Culture is an emotional rollercoaster through time
In gas drilling country, the honeymoon is over on royalties
How a Philly cop broke the school-to-prison pipeline
Black Philly cops' group blasts national FOP over Trump endorsement
The Star-Ledger
5 things about Newark man at heart of new African American museum
Bridgegate: What happened in Week 1
Portrayed as vengeful figure, David Wildstein now the focus of Bridgegate
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
See how closely Ohio school report card grades trend with income
Did Cleveland schools improve as promised? Scores fell, but rose when compared to state
Ohio 8 urban school districts score at bottom of state, but gain compared to state average
Cuyahoga County judges to receive Justice Department's highest award
Is Obamacare as expensive as Ohio Republicans, other critics say? Maybe -- or maybe not
Cleveland man shot dead after bullets sail through bedroom window
The Detroit Free Press
Flint water investigator resigns amid drunken driving arrest allegation
Prosecutor Worthy to host 3-day sexual assault kit summit
Brownfield proposal stirs old debate on tax incentives
Artist brings new beginning for Rosa Parks' Detroit home
The Chicago Tribune
1 dead, 4 hurt in Champaign shooting were 'bystanders caught in a senseless act of violence'
Suburban school districts offer cash bonus to some retired educators
With increased competition from larger banks, Bank Black movement faces challenges
CLARENCE PAGE: No, racism did not start with President Obama
Study finds young men are playing video games instead of getting jobs
What millennials know: We can't return to Rockwell's America
The Washington Post
Descended from a slave, this family helped to open the African American museum with Obama
‘We’re not a burden on America, or a stain on America . . . We’re America’
Obama references recent shootings during reception for new National African American museum
‘Who is this Robert Smith?’: A quiet billionaire makes some noise with $20 million gift to the African American museum
Two years after Ferguson, where is the police reform?
Charlotte struggles to return to normal after fatal police shooting
Activists say Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are too aggressive with black residents
Add big investors to the list of those taking aim at North Carolina’s ‘bathroom bill’
As kindergarten ratchets up academics, parents feel the stress
Poll: Clinton, Trump in virtual dead heat on eve of first debate
Despite Alexandria council vote, little chance ‘Appomattox’ statue will be moved
Capitol Heights house ‘considered significant in the Black history of Prince George’s County’
The Los Angeles Times
How two police shootings of black men sent Tulsa and Charlotte in different directions
This Democrat's legal past both helps and haunts him in California's most competitive congressional race
Under pressure from union, L.A. County makes it easier for probation workers with discipline problems to get promotions
USA Today
Isaiah Washington tells African Americans to boycott work Monday
Exonerated man says $832,000 not enough
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