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Today in Black America - July 20

POSTED: July 20, 2015, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Wheatley-Provident Hospital, the first medical facility to serve the Black community in Kansas City, Missouri, is opened in 1920.

The New York Times

National

The Trump Campaign’s Turning Point

Hillary Clinton Lambastes Republicans in Arkansas Homecoming


Protesters Confront Candidates on Race at Netroots Nation Conference

Forecasters Expect a Strong Economy for the 2016 Presidential Election

Seeing Crowd, G.O.P. Donors Holding Back


Supreme Court’s Unsigned Rulings Show a Narrow View of Rights

Claudia Alexander, NASA Manager Who Led Jupiter Mission, Dies at 56

A Confederate General’s Final Stand Divides Memphis

Bill Cosby, in Deposition, Said Assistants Could Choose Not to Sign Confidentiality Agreements


Local

Family Renews Calls for Civil Rights Charges a Year After Garner’s Death


Six Killed in New York City Over the Weekend


Black Police Applicant Frustrated by Opaque Hiring Process



The Christian Science Monitor

One year after Eric Garner's death, a quest for path out of 'police-community hostility'

Tanya Jisa paired her love of fresh food with a desire to help women ex-convicts

Chattanooga shooting: How ways to catch a 'lone wolf' terrorist failed (+video)

KKK Confederate flag rally tests power of 'invisible empire'


The Star Ledger

Investigation, subpoenas possible after Edison racist text scandal

Mysterious death of Teaneck man still under investigation, report says


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

State Supt. Ross kept Youngstown plan under cover - even as state board took trip there

Some fear Obama's plan to reduce federal sentencing guidelines will increase crime rates


Editorial: Inexcusable failures in oversight of Ohio online charter schools must stop

Police unions can be smart partners in community-policing reform: Tom Wetzel (Opinion)


Philly.com


Mother Bethel remembers woman who died in Texas jail


Cigarette tax helping Philly schools - for now

Taking a chance to put ex-cons to work

Crushing pension obligations pushing stressed governments


The Detroit Free Press

Duggan, officals use private e-mail for city business

Rise in Medicaid enrollment may squeeze Michigan budget



The Washington Post

What Donald Trump was up to while John McCain was a prisoner of war

Trump’s attack on McCain marks a turning point for him — and the GOP

Liberal activists see Bernie Sanders as champion for causes failed by Obama

How the National Rifle Association helped get Bernie Sanders elected

KKK met with skirmishes at rally to protest Confederate flag removal

Tenn Gunman used drugs, struggle with clash of faith

Angry protesters in Chattanooga: When’s the government going to do something?

Police in Prince William prepare to use body cameras

How many Maryland prisoners are in isolated confinement? It’s hard to say.

Washington’s unclaimed remains in unmarked graves next to trash cans



The Los Angeles Times

L.A. County considers new immigration program for jails in light of S.F. slaying

L.A. suit accusing Wells Fargo of predatory mortgage lending practices is dismissed

'Black Beverly Hills' debates historic status vs. white gentrification

Why the deaths of Latinos at the hands of police haven't drawn as much attention






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