Just 10 Black Americans have been appointed to lead America’s financial regulators since the 1930s, according to research published Wednesday. Even though Black Americans make up 13.4% of the US population, they have captured only 3% of political appointments at pivotal financial agencies including the SEC, FDIC and Federal Reserve over the last 70 years, […]
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Michael Jordan invests and will advise DraftKings; shares soar
Hall-of-Fame basketball legend Michael Jordan will be an investor and special adviser to the board of sports-betting company DraftKings, the company announced Wednesday. The deal sent shares of DraftKings roughly 6% higher in early trading. Jordan will take an undisclosed equity stake in exchange for “providing guidance and strategic advice,” the company said in a […]
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After FBI tip, Facebook says it uncovered Russian meddling
People associated with the infamous St. Petersburg troll group that was part of Russia’s attempt to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election are trying to target Americans again, Facebook announced Tuesday after receiving a tip from the FBI. The disrupted operation used fake personas including realistic-looking computer-generated photos of people, a network of Facebook […]
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Filipovic: The real reason Trump wants to talk about Pelosi’s hair
While President Donald Trump is threatening American democracy, fueling violence and strife, and continuing to make the US an outlier in coronavirus cases and deaths, he and his GOP minions want us to focus on Nancy Pelosi’s hair. Yes, the Speaker of the House did something selfish and stupid: She got her hair done inside […]
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Biden: Trump ignores pandemic, stokes unrest, solves neither
Joe Biden plans to hammer President Donald Trump on Wednesday for not helping the nation’s schools reopen safely during the coronavirus pandemic, as the Democratic challenger tries to keep the spotlight on the Republican incumbent’s handling of the outbreak and the nation’s overall security. Biden and his wife, Jill, a longtime college professor and former […]
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Experts: America’s elite colleges can lead reparations talks by partnering with Black colleges
For years, there have been conversations both inside and outside of the Black community that African Americans should receive reparations for the 400 years of chattel slavery in America, where Blacks worked for free without receiving wages. Think about it. People are not just going to give you money. One Atlanta professor is using her […]
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#Election2020: Trump inflames tensions and justifies violence — and there’s a reason why
For Donald Trump’s America-on-fire campaign strategy to work, he needs violence to boil in cities right up until Election Day, or at least for enough voters to believe the nation is spiraling into an abyss of chaos and savagery. That brought the extraordinary spectacle Monday of a president — who would by tradition call for […]
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Kemp extends COVID-19 orders as cases fall in Georgia
Georgia’s governor is extending the two main executive orders that govern Georgia’s response to COVID-19. Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a 15-day extension of the order that mandates requirements on social distancing, bans on gatherings of more than 50 people unless there is six feet between each person and lists other rules about operating businesses and […]
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#Election2020: Trump seizes on protests as Dems blame him for tensions
Democrats accused President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit his campaign after he praised supporters who clashed with protesters during a deadly night in Portland, Oregon. and announced he will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid anger over the shooting of another Black man by police. Trump unleashed a […]
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Trump visits Kenosha, calls violence ‘domestic terrorism’
President Donald Trump stood at the epicenter of the latest eruption over racial injustice Tuesday and came down squarely on the side of law enforcement, blaming “domestic terror” for the violence in Kenosha and making no nod to the underlying cause of anger and protests — the shooting of a yet another Black man by […]
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Can I use a face shield instead of a mask?
Can I use a face shield instead of a mask? No. Health officials don’t recommend the clear plastic barriers as a substitute for masks because of the lack of research on whether they keep an infected person from spreading viral droplets to others. However, those who want extra protection may want to wear a face […]
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#Election2020: Trump spins baseless tale of ‘thugs’ flying to protests
President Donald Trump is recycling a baseless conspiracy theory to claim that recent protests have been orchestrated by powerful people in “dark shadows” intent on undermining his reelection prospects. The claims first took root on Facebook and Twitter earlier this year after racial justice protests swelled across the country following the deaths of Black Americans […]
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The 35 most reckless lines from Donald Trump’s interview with Laura Ingraham
President Donald Trump called into Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham’s show on Monday night, searching for friendly ground amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and swing state and national polling that suggests he didn’t get the bounce he wanted — or needed — from last week’s Republican National Convention. The interview was, even by Trumpian standards, […]
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[VIDEO] Navy veteran Sean Fox: ‘I was misdiagnosed with having COVID-19’
After attending a funeral for his deceased father, Navy veteran Sean Fox found himself falling ill while he and his partner were making the drive home. Despite testing negative for coronavirus at an urgent care facility, Fox discusses being misdiagnosed with COVID-19 and his subsequent stay in a COVID-19 ward. Though he was eventually correctly […]
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Brandy, Monica bring record-shattering ‘Verzuz TV’ battle to Atlanta’s Tyler Perry Studios, raise $250K for ‘When We All Vote’
On Monday night, the queens of 90s R&B — Brandy and Monica — reunited for a night of star-powered nostalgia. In true black girl magic, they also shattered some records. The veteran performers played a bevy of some of their biggest hits in a three-hour Verzuz session taped from Tyler Perry Studios that raised more […]