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Civil rights pioneer Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was born on this date in 1922 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Today in Black America - July 31

POSTED: July 31, 2015, 9:30 am

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Today in Black History: Civil rights leader Whitney M. Young, Jr., who led the National Urban League for 11 years, was born on this date in 1921 in Lincoln Ridge, KY.


The New York Times

National

Views on Police Shift as Videos Offer ‘C-Span of the Streets’

Blow: The DuBose Family: Grieving, but Determined


U.S. Psychologists Urged to Curb Questioning Terror Suspects

With Debate and Convention, G.O.P. Looks to Reclaim Ohio in 2016


John Kasich Raises $11.7 Million Through Political Action Committees


Bernie Sanders Again Links Low Wages With Immigration

Increased Competition Kept Lid on Health Insurance Inflation, U.S. Says


Congressman for Family of Iran Prisoner, Amir Hekmati, Backs Nuclear Deal

Local


Report Reveals New York City Paid $138 Million in Settlements Related to Potholes on Roadways

Judge Hears Arguments on an Exxon Settlement


Success Academy Gets $8.5 Million to Add Charter Schools in New York City

Cuomo’s Legacy? It May Be Big New York Projects



The Christian Science Monitor

Cincinnati shooting tests 'blue wall of silence' (+video)

Congress has been gridlocked on highway funding. Why that could be changing.

Is free speech on campus under threat in age of 'empathetic correctness'?

Iran nuclear agreement: Is a 'better deal' possible – and at what cost? (+video)


The Star Ledger

Rutgers athletes deserve stipend, but not pro treatment | Editorial

Orange councilman blasts mayor, says hack led to racy Facebook post

Employee files discrimination complaint against Trenton fire director

Lesniak planning a gubernatorial run, won't seek re-election to Senate


N.J. Supreme Court to decide if Christie violated retired public worker pension rights


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Arming Ohio National Guard recruiters: Editorial Board Roundtable

A 'chicken-crap' traffic stop in Cincinnati and a funeral: Phillip Morris

Progressive Insurance hiring for nearly 400 openings in Cleveland area

U.C. Campus Police need a DOJ Consent Decree: Darcy cartoon

Ohio State Marching Band parody songbook includes lyrics mocking Holocaust, report says


Philly.com

Scramble to return money at heart of case


Chenault-Fattah defends sale of Porsche

Fryar trial witness: Ex-Eagle's mom unaware of alleged scam


The Detroit Free Press

Taking of black lives leads some to fear good cops

Zoo removing image of Confederate flag from carousel

RTA head says financial task force in place

Bedbugs force Wayne State medical library to close



The Chicago Tribune

Chicago Public Schools to change start times at 82 schools

Man dead, at least 18 hurt in shootings

Police: Man freed after wrongly imprisoned 17 years killed while trying to commit robbery

After scramble, Mel Reynolds finds 'one-night deal' to avoid jail stay


The Washington Post

Congress takes off for the summer, setting up an autumn showdown

Millennials are more likely to live with their parents than their parents were

Republicans see opportunities with a changing – and skeptical – black electorate


Legislative efforts reflect a push to limit rights, workplace protections


When President Clinton did a very nice thing for Donald Trump

3-year-old girl fatally shot in D.C. by child playing with a gun

Friday in federal court: Confederate flag on Va. license plates to be debated

D.C. Education Board revisits flexible routes to high school graduation


The Los Angeles Times

How Black Lives Matter upended the approach to black voters

Garcetti says 'battle plan' is on the way to fight rising homelessness

Cincinnati prosecutor who charged officer: 'When I indict a murderer, I don't pull punches'


Garcetti appoints entertainment lawyer to Police Commission


USA Today

Army faces recruit deficit, may miss '15 goal

High-speed police chases have killed thousands of innocent bystanders












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