Morning Brief: July 14

A CUNY exhibit is seeking to give a window into the lives of the earliest, often ignored, black Africans in the Dominican Republic. The exhibit, now open for viewing, includes letters and other documents from the archives of CUNY’s Dominican Studies Institute and the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain. The exhibit is on view until September 10.

NEED TO KNOW

Iran, World Powers Prepare to Sign Off on Nuclear Accord [Wall Street Journal]

Greek Merchants Fear a Way of Life Is Disappearing [New York Times]

Walker Vows to Turn Back the Clock on Taxes to Reagan Era [Washington Times]

Eric Garner Family to Accept Record %5.9M Settlement for Wrongful Choking Death [New York Daily News]

NYC Comptroller: Public Housing Repairs Severely Mismanaged [CBS New York]

WEATHER
82 degrees with possible thunderstorms [Full Forecast]

SPORTS

Yesterday
No games played.

Tonight
No games scheduled.

ON STAGE TONIGHT
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ the Stone Pony

Eilen Jewell (with Dietrich Strause) @ City Winery

Sasha Dobson @ Rockwood Music Hall

Soak (with Beau) @ Le Poisson Rouge

The Hot Sardines @ the Bowery Ballroom

Soja (with Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad) @ the Paramount

Larry Coryell And The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell, Alphonse Mouzon,
Randy Brecker, John Lee and Julian Coryell @ the Blue Note

Anderson East with Kaleo @ Mercury Lounge

WFUV PRESENTS: “On Your Radar” hosted by John Platt, featuring Flagship Romance, Jon Regen and Queen Esther @ Rockwood Music Hall

WFUV PRESENTS: “Lowdown Hudson Music Fest” night one featuring O.A.R. and Ryan Bingham @ Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place

TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in 1943, In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.