It turns out there are no silent nights in the Trump era. Even in the lead-up to Christmas, even in humiliating loss, even as Americans attempt reflection on what has been, for many, the worst year of their lives, President Donald Trump seems bent on maintaining an unrelenting pace of norm-smashing as his term concludes. […]
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Jocelyn Hunter becomes the first person of color elected to chair any board of directors at The Woodruff Arts Center
The Alliance Theatre announced Jocelyn Hunter was elected as the new Chair of its Board of Directors. She is the current Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, is a member of the Governance and Executive Committees, and has served on the Alliance Theatre Board of Directors since 2006. Hunter is the first person of color […]
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Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman purchases ‘Ebony’ magazine for $14M
Retired NBA player turned successful entrepreneur Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman purchased Ebony magazine and its sister publication Jet in US Bankruptcy Court this week, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. Bridgeman, 67, who purchased Ebony and Jet through his Louisville, Ky.-based Bridgeman Sports and Media company, said he was inspired by seeing the success of a Black business in […]
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Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands
President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress’ massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed. Trump assailed the bipartisan $900 billion package in a video he tweeted out Tuesday night and suggested he may not sign the legislation. He […]
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A Delta passenger who jumped out of a moving plane with a dog was allegedly about to lose control
One of the two passengers who exited a Delta flight with their dog as the plane taxied onto a runway felt he needed to leave or he would lose control, according to statements during an arraignment Tuesday. The two passengers and the dog were aboard an Atlanta-bound flight at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday, […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issues order to strengthen city’s 911 call center
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order calling for a pay and classification study of salary and compensation for the City’s 911 Call Center employees to help improve staff retention and recruitment. Because APD’s 911 Call Center plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Atlanta residents, businesses, and visitors, Bottoms’s […]
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency launches Project REACh
Project REACh focuses on supporting community banks in underserved areas Confronted with the blunt reality that homeownership is largely out of reach for some 45 million Americans without usable credit scores, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently launched the Roundtable for Economic Access and Change (Project REACh) to address this and […]
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Voting machine company executive sues Trump allies for defamation
An executive for a voting machine company that has been the target of conspiracy theories in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss and been baselessly accused of swinging the results against the President is suing his campaign and conservative media figures for defamation. Trump has called Dominion Voting Systems “a disaster,” and his […]
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‘I have $4 to my name.’ An extended eviction ban isn’t enough for some struggling renters
Millions of struggling renters will likely be protected from eviction — at least for another month. The stimulus bill that was passed by Congress late Monday night extends a national ban on evictions until January 31. The moratorium, which was put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September to stop […]
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Giuliani told to preserve all records as lawyers for Dominion warn legal action is ‘imminent’
A defamation law firm representing Dominion Voting Systems has sent letters to White House counsel Pat Cipollone and President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani instructing them to preserve all records related to the company at the center of Trump’s conspiracy theories and warning Giuliani that legal action is “imminent.” Through two well-known defamation attorneys, […]
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‘Mom’s worth it’: US holiday travel surges despite outbreak
Some are elderly and figure they don’t have many Christmases left. Others are trying to keep long-distance romance alive. Some just yearn for the human connection that’s been absent for the past nine months. Millions of Americans are traveling ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, despite pleas from public health experts that they stay home […]
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US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy into recession and caused millions of layoffs. The latest figure, released Wednesday by the Labor Department, shows that many employers are […]
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#Election2020 | SistersUnited4Reform: ‘An open letter to Georgia citizens’
Editor’s Note: This post was paid for and produced by SistersUnited4Reform. Dear Georgia Citizens, This message is for all the courageous Georgian voters of color, particularly our younger voters between the ages of 18 and 45. Too many of us have always believed that our vote did not matter. That message has been consistently put […]
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Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul Manafort
President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest burst of clemency in his final weeks at the White House. The actions bring to nearly 50 the number of people whom Trump in the […]
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With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret. President Donald Trump stood in the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room, holiday garland and gleaming ornaments draped on the fireplace behind him. He spoke into the camera not to deliver warm Christmas wishes, but to threaten to detonate Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief […]