The reviews are in, and it looks as if “Black Panther” is being hailed as one of the best Marvel films yet. Though the film isn’t set for a wide release until Feb. 16, eager fans can’t wait to claw their way to theaters as soon as it hits the big screen. Whether you’re looking for some premiere-night […]
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Dow drops 400 points as bond yields creep higher
Here we go again: Worries about the bond market are driving heavy selling on Wall Street. The Dow declined about 400 points, or 1.7%, on Thursday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also firmly in the red. The market started the day just modestly lower, but selling picked up as the 10-year Treasury yield hit […]
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Eagles fans flock to Philadelphia streets for Super Bowl parade
E! A! G! L! E! S! EAGLES! Eagles fans, still basking in the euphoria of the team’s first-ever Super Bowl win, flooded Philadelphia on Thursday morning to experience the championship parade in what’s expected to be a day for the ages in the City of Brotherly Love. The 4.8-mile parade started at 11 a.m. […]
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Athletes have to figure out if their victory lap includes the White House
For championship sports teams, an invite from the White House used to be a slam dunk. Why wouldn’t you leap at the chance to visit the most famous home in the country and banter with the president? But since last year, when President Trump began feuding with athletes over national anthem protests and other issues, […]
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Mike Tirico carries the torch as NBC’s Winter Olympics host
NBC will have its own “passing of the torch” at this year’s Winter Olympics. Mike Tirico will take over for Bob Costas as the voice of NBC’s prime time Olympics coverage when the games kick off this weekend. It’s the first time since 1992 that Costas hasn’t been the host. Tirico has big skis to fill since […]
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Twitter just had its first profitable quarter
Twitter is finally in the black. The company said Thursday it posted a modest $91 million profit in the final three months of 2017, marking the first time the company has had a profitable quarter since going public in 2013. Twitter says it expects to be profitable for all of 2018 as well. It’s a hard won […]
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Black jobless rate is back up in less than a week
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from NorthStarNewsToday.com Less than a week after President Donald Trump used his bully pulpit–The State of the Union Address–to tell the nation that black unemployment had dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, the Black jobless rate went back up, although non-farm businesses added 200,000 new jobs in […]
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Atlanta police investigating black cop who used N-word, homophobic slur at BLM leader
The Atlanta Police Department confirmed on Wednesday that it launched an investigation of a Black officer caught on video using racial and homophobic slurs at a local Black Lives Matter leader, the Associated Press reported. In a 2-minute video, which was recorded on Jan. 26, Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta president Sir Maejor Page approached officers about illegally […]
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The Big Show: Morehouse Men’s Basketball
The Atlanta Voice caught up with Tyrius Walker, Duby Maduegbunam, Omar Alston and Jordan Wallace of the Morehouse Maroon Tigers and they told us about their amazing season so far. They also spoke about life both on and of the court. Morehouse faces Clark Atlanta on Thursday, Feb. 8. https://youtu.be/PLIWt5U7gQY Dawn Greene interviews Morehouse
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Life Death & Life Again, Bank It
In the lives of all Christians, there is an inextricably link between faith and death. Death, in this regard, holds a particularly special place. Understandably, one must die to this world and be reborn spiritually to the next. As Christians we accept the reality that Jesus actually overcame death. He died physically on the cross […]
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Five things for February 7: Politics, Olympics, Taiwan quake, Poland, Falcon Heavy
1. Politics America’s newsmaker-in-chief had quite the day. President Trump expressed hope for a government shutdown, then ordered up an old-fashioned military parade for DC, just like the ones they have on Bastille Day in France. Let’s start with the shutdown. Congress is working hard to avoid one — by late tomorrow night. The House passed […]
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Americans aren’t going to the Olympics. Here’s why
The Winter Olympics start this week in Pyeongchang, South Korea. But don’t expect to see hordes of Americans in the bleachers. High travel costs and a shortage of hotel rooms have put Americans off attending the marquee event. Tensions with North Korea haven’t helped, either. “Our travel sales to this Olympics have been very light,” […]
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Celebrate Black History Month: When you use your GPS, remember Gladys West
Black History Month is the perfect time to learn about the unspoken heroes and innovators that are not routinely discussed ever. For 42 years, mathematician Gladys West worked at the naval base in Dahlgren, Virginia, as part of the team that developed the Global Positioning System (GPS) in the 1950s and 1960s, according to the Stamford Advocate. […]
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Amazon worth more than Microsoft for first time
Move over Microsoft. Amazon is now the biggest company in the state of Washington — and third largest in America. Amazon’s market value soared above $685 billion, making the Jeff Bezos-led giant worth more than Microsoft for the first time ever. Microsoft’s market value currently stands at $684 billion. Amazon now trails only Apple, which […]
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Celebrate Black History Month: Michigan restaurant sells black history box lunches
Southfield, MI (WXYZ) — February is Black History Month and one restaurant in Southfield, Michigan is celebrating by serving lunch with a lesson. Beans & Cornbread is taking you back in time with their food. During segregation, African-Americans on the go had to travel with lunch in a shoe box. “Black people were refused service […]