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Month: August 2020

Book Reviews

‘Caste’ Argues Its Most Violent Manifestation Is In Treatment Of Black Americans

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By Hope Wabuket –  To read Isabel Wilkerson is to revel in the pleasure of reading — to relax into the virtuosic performance of thought and form one is about to encounter, safe and secure […]

Lifestyle

Today, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Shows Just How Much They Are Undervalued

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By Megan DiTrolio – August 13th, marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the date in 2020 that a Black woman had to work until to make the same amount of money that her white, male […]

Editorials

Is Corporate Support for Black Lives Matter Genuine?

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Miami Times Staff Report – Brands are being questioned about the legitimacy of their activism and platforms. Over the years, Black influencers have worked hard to lend their voices to social justice causes near and […]

National

March on Washington Reconfigured to Comply with Virus Rules

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By Aaron Morrison And Ashraf Khalil WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to […]

Sports

NBA Strikes Sponsorship Deal with DoorDash, Will Help Black Businesses

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By Vincent Frank –  August 18, 2020 – It was earlier this month that the NBA and NBPA announced a new foundation to help support black communities through the United States. Under that guise, an initial […]

Entertainment

Hot Off The Press: Sweetie Pie’s Owner Charged with Conspiracy in Alleged Murder for Hire Plot in the Death of his Nephew

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By China Lee | August 18, 2020  – Madison County, Miss. (WLBT) – James Timothy Norman owner of Sweetie Pie’s restaurant has been arrested on federal charges and is currently being held in the Madison County Detention Center. Norman was […]

Health

Column: Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, National Black Physicians Group Addresses Disparities

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As a family physician in Columbus, when someone has chest pain with exertion that might be caused by a blockage of a heart artery, I order a cardiac stress test. The coronavirus pandemic is a […]

Entertainment

2 Men Charged In Long-Unsolved Killing Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

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By Andrew Limbong – Federal prosecutors announced charges Monday against two men accused of killing Jason Mizell, better known as Jam Master Jay — the DJ for the seminal rap group Run-DMC. Mizell was shot […]

Education

Justice Department Accuses Yale of Discriminating Against Asian, White Applicants

August 18, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Justice Department Accuses Yale of Discriminating Against Asian, White Applicants

The U.S. Department of Justice has determined that Yale University has illegally discriminated against white and Asian college applicants by establishing quotas for Ivy League hopefuls of other races. A two-year investigation concluded the elite […]

News

Female Window-Washer Sets Sky-High Example

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A female Israeli window cleaner who dances to music while doing her job on the sides of Tel Aviv skyscrapers has become rising star on social media wants to encourage other women to take on […]

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