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by Rafael Pena March 22, 2024 The latest data from the Labor Department revealed a decline in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week. ABC News reports that the latest data from the Labor Department shows a decline in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits …

by Jeroslyn JoVonn March 22, 2024 A former Detroit teacher is preparing for a legal battle against the school she believes fired her for being a rapper. A former Detroit teacher is preparing for a legal battle against the school she believes fired her for being a rapper. Domonique Brown …

Photo: Wojciech Figurski // Michael Hickey (Getty Images) Some may not remember DaJuan Wagner, but when he was coming out of high school, he was a sensation. As the best player in his class, he attended the University of Memphis for one year and went on to play in the …

Computer-science students are being shielded from the liberal arts. That may be a problem. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Max Whittaker / The New York Times / Redux March 22, 2024, 1:17 PM ET This is Atlantic Intelligence, a limited-run series in which our writers help you wrap your mind …

by Jeroslyn JoVonn March 22, 2024 Funkmaster Flex is making a time shift on Hot97 that reportedly has PM drive host Nessa Diab “very upset.” Funkmaster Flex is making a time shift on Hot97 that reportedly has PM drive host Nessa Diab “very upset.” Insiders revealed changes coming to the …

by Rafael Pena March 22, 2024 McDonald’s franchisees in California are at the forefront of a contentious debate surrounding the state’s new minimum wage law. Kerri Harper-Howie, the proprietor of 21 McDonald’s franchises in California, finds herself at the forefront of a contentious debate surrounding the state’s new minimum wage …

L: Langston Hughes, R: Jessie FausetPhoto: Getty On March 21, 1924, a group of Black and white artists and intellectuals got together at New York’s Civic Club for a dinner party to celebrate author Jessie R. Fauset’s debut novel, “There is Confusion.” Organizers Charles S. Johnson and Alain Locke thought …

Updated at 9:25 p.m. ET on March 21, 2024. On a soggy January day, New York Mayor Eric Adams travels to a theater in the Bronx to deliver his State of the City address. As dignitaries and the odd reporter take their seats, an Afro-Latino jazz band jams onstage, followed …

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton March 21, 2024 She was also given a daily $1,000 stipend to “glam” up the former radio show for the filming of the documentary. The amount of money that former talk show host Wendy Williams made from the Lifetime documentary, “Where Is Wendy Williams,” was …