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Today in Black America - July 5

POSTED: July 05, 2022, 9:00 am

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The New York Times

Here’s what we know about the shooting in Highland Park, Ill., that left six dead and dozens injured.

Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star held in a Russian prison, wrote to President Biden asking for help.

On Conservative Radio, Misleading Message Is Clear: ‘Democrats Cheat’


The Washington Post

Police arrest ‘person of interest’ after 6 people killed at July 4 parade

Time is running out to confirm Biden's nominees

Now insurers and employers have to reveal health care prices


USA Today

Man taken into custody after July 4th parade shooting: What we know about him

Column: Shooting shows how guns dictate our lives

Jayland Walker's family: He was not a 'masked monster with a gun' in Akron police shooting


NJ.com

N.J. aims to protect kids from lead paint poisoning with $170M plan to safeguard thousands of homes

Murphy calls Illinois shooting ‘an awful tragedy,’ hopes new gun laws will make N.J. safer

Teen arrested in Newark shooting that left 9 injured, officials say


The Baltimore Sun


What’s behind Maryland governor candidates’ hefty fundraising numbers?

State elections officials: Ballot problems in Maryland primary so far affecting a small portion of voters

As the first trans woman in Mayor Scott’s cabinet, Londyn Smith-De Richelieu makes focus domestic violence


The Associated Press

July 4 parade shooting leaves 6 dead, 30 hurt; man detained

Experts: US Court fractures decades of Native American law

'Revolutionary' high court term on abortion, guns and more


The Chicago Sun-Times

Horror on the Fourth: Suspect in custody after 6 killed, dozens wounded at Highland Park Fourth of July parade

Frantic 8-hour manhunt ends with Highland Park shooting suspect’s arrest

CST Editorial Board: Highland Park parade shooting: Stop the endless tragedies


The Los Angeles Times


Op-Ed: The Supreme Court is poised to cut the heart out of majority rule


Plaschke: Brittney Griner pleads for freedom, but is America listening?

Two-thirds of California counties now in CDC’s high COVID-19 community level



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Inside City Hall: What a new police precinct says about city-state relations in 2022

Georgia’s new education laws take effect July 1

Atlanta R&B radio legend Mitch Faulkner dies at 64






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