Yardstick Management, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm, announced that former five-time NBA All-star Chris Webber is joining the black-owned company as the lead of strategic business relations and an image consultant. “My aim is to make Yardstick Management a multibillion-dollar firm and a revolutionary brand that companies will actively seek out for hire,” Webber said. […]
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Shark Tank star Daymond John curates Black Entrepreneurs Day presented by Chase for Business
Daymond John, the founder and CEO of FUBU and Co-Star of ABC’s four-time Emmy Award-winning show, “Shark Tank,” has announced the forthcoming Black Entrepreneurs Day presented by Chase for Business. In conjunction with Medium Rare (Shaq vs. Gronk), Black Entrepreneurs Day presented by Chase for Business is a primetime special at the intersection of business and entertainment. The free global live-stream […]
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#Election2020 Axelrod: ‘Did Trump try to cover up his COVID-19 infection?’
Throughout this star-crossed year, Donald Trump has routinely misled the country about the coronavirus. He stood on a debate stage Tuesday and mocked Joe Biden for wearing a mask. Now it has to be asked: Did Trump hope to cover up his own Covid-19 infection? It’s a harsh question as the President received treatment in […]
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National Civil Rights group to honor Georgia-based voting rights advocate Umer Rupani
National civil rights group Muslim Advocates announced that it will honor Atlantan Umer Rupani, executive director of the Georgia Muslim Voter Project, with its “Muslims Making Change” National Honor. Muslim Advocates is a national civil rights organization working in the courts, in the halls of power, and in communities to halt bigotry in its tracks. […]
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#Election2020 | Cillizza: ‘Donald Trump is losing by 16 in a new CNN poll’
With less than a month before the November election, President Donald Trump has hit a new low: He now trails former Vice President Joe Biden by his largest margin (16 points) of any CNN poll conducted in this entire election. Which, if you are the President or his supporters, is bad! Like, really bad! But […]
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Montgomery-Rice, et. al: ‘Medical HBCUs pledge to maintain integrity of vaccine trials and the inclusion of Black, indigenous and people of color’
From the presidents of Morehouse School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Howard University School of Medicine, and Charles A. Drew University of Medicine and Science: We, as representatives of the four historically Black medical schools in our nation are committed to the inclusion of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) as we engage in […]
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White House nixes updated FDA guidelines on vaccine approval
The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their introduction before the Nov. 3 election. At issue was the FDA’s planned instruction that vaccine developers follow patients enrolled in their trials for at least two months to rule […]
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CDC says coronavirus can spread indoors in updated guidance
The top U.S. public health agency said Monday that the coronavirus can spread more than 6 feet through the air, especially in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials maintained that such spread is uncommon and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. However, several experts faulted the updated Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election
President Donald Trump abandoned COVID-19 relief talks on Tuesday, saying they won’t resume until after the election. The move came as the chairman of the Federal Reserve said that further fiscal intervention is needed to prevent the economy from spiraling downward. Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “not negotiating in good faith” and […]
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City Council approves deployment plan for Equitable Growth Grant Program
The Atlanta City Council adopted legislation on Monday, October 5 to approve a deployment plan for the Equitable Growth Grant Program that focuses on the creation and attraction of high-quality, middle-wage jobs. The plan is centered on projects that are considered a high public benefit for all Atlantans, including hiring disadvantaged residents who are unemployed […]
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#Election2020: Republican-connected tech firm targeted Black voters on Facebook for “Deterrence”
A database built by Cambridge Analytica, the Republican-aligned firm that shut down over allegations of improper use of Facebook data, targeted Black voters for “Deterrence” in profiles prepared for Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign according to reporting by Great Britain’s Channel 4 News. It had already been known that Black voters were focused on disenfranchisement by […]
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‘I’ll go in a moon suit’: GOP senator who tested positive for Covid vows to vote for Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said on Monday that he will do everything he can to vote for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, even if he has to wear a “moon suit” to do it. “If we have to go in and vote, I […]
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#Election2020: Texas governor limits election drop boxes to one per county
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday limiting the amount of drop-off locations for mail-in ballots to one site per county. The move significantly affects the Democratic stronghold of Harris County, which is the state’s largest county by population — one of the most populous in the country — and covers a massive area. […]
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, was killed
Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said Sunday. Police responded to a call around 1:45 a.m. Saturday and found the 70-year-old Byrd unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds in his back, police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said in a statement. Responding paramedics […]
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#COVID19: Trump leaves hospital, exhorts nation don’t fear virus
Stepping gingerly, President Donald Trump walked out the military hospital Monday night where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, immediately igniting a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans. Wearing a mask, Trump left Walter Reed […]