Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is emerging as a central figure in the 2020 presidential election. Democrats are eagerly embracing Obama as a […]
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HBCUs Work to Help Students Amid Virus
Ja’nayla Johnson worked hard in high school with the dream of being the first in her family to graduate from college, but she started to doubt herself as several colleges […]
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Bob Watson, All-Star slugger and executive, dies at 74
Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first Black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74. The […]
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Daveed Diggs Lets out his Inner Sci-Fi Fan In ‘Snowpiercer’
Daveed Diggs was sorting through the many TV offers coming his way a few years ago when, as the Tony Award-winning actor puts it, “there was a lot of ’Hamilton’ […]
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Denver to Furlough Thousands of Workers Amid Coronavirus
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Thursday that thousands of city employees, including himself, will be furloughed for eight days this year to help close what is expected to be a […]
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Hallelujah, Governor Kelly Says Hair Salons and Other Personal Care Services Can Open
Kelly: COVID-19 metrics indicate progress, but caution still needed This afternoon, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly added a new phase to her “Ad Astra: Plan to Reopen Kansas.” Instead of moving […]
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Kansas Lawmakers Look to Prevent Lawsuits Over Coronavirus
Republican legislators in Kansas are joining a broader effort to shield doctors, hospitals and businesses from lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus, with business and medical groups pushing them to act […]
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Making the American Dream Accessible and Affordable for Black Men: A Virtual Town Hall
As COVID-19 exacerbates the already stark economic disparities in the Black community and pushes the American Dream further out of reach, this conversation will delve in access and affordability issues […]
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A Distinct Possibility: ‘Temporary’ Layoffs May Be Permanent
In late March, Britney Ruby Miller, co-owner of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants, confidently proclaimed that once the viral outbreak had subsided, her company planned to recall all its laid-off workers. […]
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Federal Prosecutors Weigh Hate Crime Charges in Arbery Death
Federal prosecutors are weighing possible hate crime charges in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man gunned down after being pursued by two armed White men in a Georgia […]