Today in Black History: Prolific Negro League baseball home run king Josh Gibson, who never got the opportunity to play in Major League baseball, is born in 1911.
The New York Times
National
Op-Ed: The Missing Black Millennials
Blow: The Year’s Biggest Social Justice Stories
Hospitality and Gambling Interests Delay Closing of Billion-Dollar Tax Loophole
Obama Accuses Trump of Exploiting Working-Class Fears
A Plan to Rank ‘Just’ Companies Aims to Close the Wealth Gap
Sanders’s Campaign Says It’s Outpacing Obama’s Record for Donations
U.S. and Cuba at Odds Over Exodus of the Island’s Doctors
Native American Tribes Approve Plan to Grow and Sell Marijuana in Oregon
Who’s Really ‘Radical’?
Local
Minority Sheet Metal Workers in New York Get Back Pay After Decades of Bias
Cuomo Moves to Pardon Former Youthful Offenders
The Christian Science Monitor
An end to homelessness: Cities take on 'impossible' challenge
For young protesters against police violence in Chicago, it's personal
Why these Americans are 'done' with church, but not with God
For Baltimore, 'justice for Freddie Gray' is bigger than one trial
Coffee, tea, and diplomacy: Palestinian parlor meetings target Israeli public
The Star Ledger
Arrest made in threat against Newark Penn Station
Baraka earns mention on magazine's list of 'Most Valuable Progressives'
Christie: Bridgegate judge's criticism is 'much ado about nothing'
Philly.com
Police chase ends with death of unarmed man
Neighbors fired up over Philly gun range
College program for former inmates is also good for taxpayers
Lawmakers try to fix Pa. budget debacle
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland puts more kids in strong preschools, thousands still shut out
Gun control advocates take to Akron streets to oppose Ohio's gun laws (photos)
Rape kit testing leads to 70 year prison sentence for serial predator who posed as a police officer and raped boys
The Detroit Free Press
Muslims rally in Dearborn against hate, terrorism
Teacher training is focus of new bills in Lansing
Educators, cities worry over bill limiting ballot education
Rochelle Riley: Legislature fails Detroit students again
The Chicago Sun-Times
A year later, thug life engulfs teen who robbed Rahm’s son
Illinois could tap $4B worth of special funds in budget mess
The Washington Post
One superintendent has figured out how to make school work for poor kids
Smart phones are distracting but many users seem willing to accept the risks
Washington region reaps the benefits of new congressional spending plan
As schools try to combat gangs, concerns arise about profiling
Justices tend to agree with presidents that pick them — but stray later
How Obama explained some of the fiercest opposition to his presidency
Saturday’s debate highlights how events put Sanders at a disadvantage
Through gardens, schools integrate lessons in science, the environment
The Los Angeles Times
Man fatally shot by police in Harbor-UCLA emergency room is identified
Michelle King will head L.A. schools as the search for a superintendent continues
How a medical device maker kept U.S. hospitals in the dark about deadly infections
San Diego expands criminal diversion program to include minor drug offenses
USA Today
Threats cause N.H. schools to close Monday
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