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Today in Black America - June 21

POSTED: June 21, 2013, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Carl Stokes, the first Black mayor of Cleveland, Ohio was born in 1927.

The New York Times

White House Offers Stealth Campaign to Support Immigration Bill

House Rejects Farm Bill as Food Stamp Cuts Prove Divisive

Justices Say U.S. Cannot Impose Antiprostitution Condition on AIDS Grants

6 Female Jurors Are Selected for Zimmerman Trial

Judges Order California to Free Prisoners

Weiner Wants City to Test Single-Payer Health Care

Lawmakers Approve Use of Lever Voting Machines for Fall’s Mayoral Voting

Rent Board Approves Higher Increases Than in ’12


New York City’s Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly


The Christian Science Monitor

Stunning farm bill defeat lays bare House dysfunction


Zimmerman jury of peers is jury of (mostly white) women (+video)

Stock markets shudder at prospect of 'easy money era' ending


The Star Ledger

Ed O'Bannon's lawsuit against NCAA could have landmark implications


New Rutgers-Newark leader to be among highest-paid at university

N.J. Senate passes bill to ask voters to spend $200M per year on open space

N.J. Senate Democrats fail to override Christie's veto of early voting

N.J. Supreme Court allows special U.S. Senate elections


N.J. budget includes no money for special U.S. Senate elections



The Detroit Free Press

Rochelle Riley: Aretha Franklin reflects on dad's role in '63 Detroit Walk to Freedom

Jimmy Settles: Freedom Walk's 50th anniversary is about more than marking history

Commemorative walk is 'call to action' echoing MLK's historic 1963 march

How a Chapter 9 bankruptcy could affect Detroit pensions, health care


Orr confronts Detroit pension funds plagued by poor investments, kickbacks, corruption

E-mails show Kevyn Orr, loan board had interview questions in advance



The Washington Post

Christian ministry apologizes to gay community

Six white women to serve as jurors for George Zimmerman trial


Baker says much work ahead as he seeks to fix schools, local economy

Cuccinelli, McAuliffe blast each other’s priorities in governor’s race

Montgomery school staff allegedly misused student work-study funds


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Church rejects $13.5 million offer for stadium site

Arrest made in death of Morehouse student

Carousel of leadership hampers DeKalb

Deal appoints new leaders to his statehouse team


The Chicago Tribune

Fenger High School students triumph over adversity

Experts debate existence of condition linked to troubled ex-NFL players

Emanuel calls for limit on soda bought with food stamps

Chicago State University granted accreditation


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Free guide helps you spot financial exploitation of elderly

University Hospitals, EMH Healthcare announce plan to merge

Ohio Republican lawmakers unveil income tax cut, sales tax hike days before budget is due


USA Today

Who are the six jurors in Zimmerman's trial?

GOP leader steps down after rant on ex-Miss America




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