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Today in Black America - July 22

POSTED: July 22, 2014, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: The first Black Power conference is held in Newark (N.J.)in 1967, with more than 1,000 delegates from 126 cities, Bermuda and Nigeria.

The New York Times

Editorial: On Staten Island, a Chokehold and a Tragedy


Goodbye to the Republican Wave?


Watergate and Lessons Not Learned

The Difficulty in Holding Executives Accountable

Obama Calls for a Ban on Job Bias Against Gays

In 9 Cases of Police Chokeholds, Punishment Was Rare, Review Board Says


Medical Workers Face Scrutiny After Man’s Death in Police Custody

New York City Reviewing Rikers Assaults on 129 Inmates



The Christan Science Monitor

US allows sonic blasts in East Coast energy search, angering environmentalists

Hillary Clinton's $12 million problem: Will focus on her wealth persist? (+video)


Gaza crisis: Kerry rushes to Cairo, but does he have a strategy? (+video)



The Star Ledger


Voters in N.J. give Christie lukewarm ratings, poll finds

Pastors show support for mayor charged in brawl with police

Gun reform advocates gather for Chris Christie's latest campaign appearance

Bipartisan group of NJ lawmakers asks AG to look into Fulop allegations


Philly.com

Fla. town stunned by police KKK ties

No $$ for Philly schools? Reserves top $4B


Why do we train kids how to avoid being hurt by cops?


The Detroit Free Press

Study: Michigan child poverty up, teen deaths down

Detroit pensioners back grand bargain in bankruptcy vote, creditors object

Judge's expert: Detroit's restructuring depends on unified city leaders, skilled workforce

Warren Evan's candidacy for county exec challenged over residency rule


The Washington Post

Gaza conflict offers little hope of truce


We’re heading into a jobless future, no matter what the government does


Perry to send National Guard troops to border


Progressives describe the Democratic Party in one word

Obama announces $100 million expansion of ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

D.C. man is exonerated in 1982 killing

Obama on D.C. statehood: ‘I’m for it’


Johns Hopkins agrees to $190 million settlement over patients being secretly videotaped


The Chicago Tribune


Red light ticket spike fallout at City Hall

Youth program gets more funding

Police superintendent says investigation into 11-year-old girl's weekend slaying 'progressing nicely'



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Working-class whites no longer hold voting dominance in Ohio

Teen births down, school proficiency improving -- but poverty remains a problem for kids, new report says



The Los Angeles Times

Gov. Brown signs bill to reduce deportations for minor crimes

New political action committee forms in L.A. school board race

Online School for Girls puts focus on connection, collaboration


USA Today

Child poverty rates on the rise

Four emergency workers suspended in NYC chokehold death






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