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Author Archives: Alaa Elassar

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Here’s what hourly workers and small business owners think of a $15 minimum wage

by Alaa Elassar March 10, 2021

President Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, have voiced support for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. But recent attempts — including a Senate vote on Friday to include a minimum wage hike in the President’s Covid relief package — have all failed. Still, progressive lawmakers and activists […]

Posted inEntertainment

Emmanuel Acho will host ‘The Bachelor: After the Final Rose Special,’ replacing Chris Harrison

by Alaa Elassar February 28, 2021
Posted inEntertainment

Megan Thee Stallion slammed Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron on her ‘SNL’ performance

by Alaa Elassar October 4, 2020
Posted inExecutives

Master P introduces a new Black-owned food brand

by Alaa Elassar August 30, 2020
Posted inNews

Georgia State Patrol trooper charged with murder after shooting a Black man

by Alaa Elassar and Hollie Silverman August 20, 2020
Posted inFeatured Stories

Pressure mounts to rename Alabama’s Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of John Lewis

by Alaa Elassar July 23, 2020
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Michelle Obama shares heartwarming video of a father and his daughter singing ‘I love my Black so much’

by Alaa Elassar July 12, 2020
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Kanye West says he’s running for president. But he hasn’t actually taken any steps

by Alaa Elassar July 6, 2020
Posted inEducation

Princeton names its first black valedictorian in the university’s history

by Alaa Elassar May 11, 2020
Posted inFeatured Stories

Coronavirus: This is where all 50 states stand on reopening

by Alaa Elassar April 19, 2020

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