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Today in Black America - July 6

POSTED: July 06, 2015, 2:30 pm

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Today in Black History: Activist lawyer Randall Robinson, founder of Africa lobby group TransAfrica, was born in 1941 in Richmond, Virginia
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The New York Times


The Selfie Election

I.R.S. Expected to Stand Aside as Nonprofits Increase Role in 2016 Race


South Carolina Legislators Gird for Confederate Flag Debate


White Supremacists Extend Their Reach Through Websites


Colorado’s Effort Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success

At Least 7 Killed in Chicago Shootings

Teenager’s Jailing Brings a Call to Fix Sex Offender Registries


Anonymous Donors Give Over $3 Million for Charleston Scholarship Fund


A Tough Beat for a Detective: Recruiting Black Police Officers


Philly.com

Mayor Nutter's transition team is already at work

Confirmation of judges gets bogged down in Congress



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Councilman: Bloody Fourth of July weekend in Cleveland is the work of 'urban terrorists

Easier for teens to find summer jobs, but many choose other options



The Christian Science Monitor

Why Southern writers still captivate, 55 years after 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

July 4th Independence Day: How 'exceptional' is America?

Gay marriage ruling leaves debate about religious liberty wide open


The Washington Post


NASCAR faces ‘Southern Thunder’ as Confederate flags fly at Daytona

Christie looks to close book on Bridgegate as he runs for president

Bush: ‘Absolutely’ offended by Trump’s comments on Mexicans

Bernie Sanders seen as a ‘protest candidate,’ says Democratic rival Martin O’Malley

150 years later, schools are still a battlefield for interpreting Civil War

One of the last grim scenes of the Civil War was caught on camera


The Detroit Free Press


Activists call on Kid Rock to denounce Confederate flag


Volunteers sought to beautify schools in Detroit

Duggan: Neighborhood improvements on record pace



The Los Angeles Times




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