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Today in Black America - July 16

POSTED: July 16, 2021, 11:00 am

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The Baltimore Sun

A new Adidas sneaker honors a storied Dunbar basketball team. Its former players say they were shut out of the rollout.

Judge dismisses most racial discrimination allegations against Baltimore’s Atlas Restaurant Group but lets lawsuit proceed

Developers hope South Baltimore entertainment district could spur tourism, casino after coronavirus pandemic



Associated Press

Child tax credit starts hitting US families’ bank accounts


Mask mandate back on in Los Angeles as virus cases rise


Judge orders NFL’s Richard Sherman released without bail



USA Today

The fourth wave of COVID-19 cases is here. Will we escape the UK's fate? It's too soon to know
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University of California requires vaccines; Los Angeles County to mandate masks indoors: Live COVID-19 updates

Los Angeles County brings back indoor mask mandate


The New York Times


Africa’s Covid Crisis Deepens, but Vaccines Are Still Far Off

Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus is arrested while protesting on Capitol Hill.


Republicans Now Have Two Ways to Threaten Elections


NJ.com


Nabisco plant to close today after 63 years in N.J. town

Major N.J. healthcare system will require all staff to get COVID vaccine

N.J. university’s ‘junk’ bond status downgraded again as money concerns grow


The Los Angeles Times


Police officers treat Black and white men differently. You can hear it in their tone of voice


With new mask rules, L.A. County is asking the vaccinated to help the unvaccinated

California will spend a record amount on homelessness. Here’s where it’s going


The Chicago Sun-Times


Police Board votes to fire officer involved in chase preceding crash that killed off-duty cop, civilian


Three Chicago Park District lifeguards sexually harassed, assaulted female co-workers, watchdog says


Mom struggles to get answers from cops about murdered son. ‘They just think Myron is another Black kid who just got slain in the street, and that’s not my baby.’



The Washington Post

The child tax credit can be confusing for divorced, single and non-traditional parents. Here’s who gets to keep the money
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Opinion: The right is recklessly fomenting resistance to the vaccines

What you need to know about the highly contagious delta variant

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