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The CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday that President Donald Trump should stop trying to delay the transition to president-elect Joe Biden. Chamber CEO Tom Donohue called Biden the President-elect in a statement to Axios and urged Trump to allow federal officials to do their jobs and begin …
Read More »The 10 Best Deals of November 19, 2020
Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. Thursday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals It’s November 19, and we at Kinja Deals are here to bring you the top 10 deals of the day. Cash in on a beautiful, new MacBook …
Read More »How Many Americans Are About to Die?
Read: The simple rule that could keep COVID-19 deaths down The chart that he generated is as simple as it is disturbing. It shows that, as we should expect, far fewer people are dying, per reported cases, than in the early days of the pandemic. But on the chart below, …
Read More »Disney and Pixar Launch 'Soul' Collection
The Disney and Pixar film Soul is released this Christmas.The film stars Jamie Foxx as Joe Gardner, who is a high school band teacher aspiring to be a jazz pianist. The movie is the animated studio’s first film with a Black lead. However, they aren’t stopping there, Disney and Pixar’s …
Read More »NBA Player Robert Covington Funding New Practice Facility At HBCU Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University has announced that men’s basketball alumnus and current NBA star Robert Covington is donating funds toward a practice facility for the men’s and women’s basketball programs at Tennessee State University. “I love my alma mater, I’m not donating a new practice facility for the recognition or because …
Read More »Milwaukee Cop Who Shot 17-Year-Old Alvin Cole Earlier This Year Resigns
Photo: zef art (Shutterstock) A Milwaukee cop responsible for fatally shooting three people over the last five years while on duty has resigned. The Associated Press reports that Joseph Mensah has signed a separation agreement with the Wauwatosa Common Council on Tuesday night. As a result of that agreement, Mensah’s …
Read More »<em>The Weekly Planet</em>: What Donald Trump Taught the Electric-Car Industry
I’m never sure what to call the set of industries we need to fight climate change—the sector that encompasses solar panels, wind turbines, electric stove tops, and electric cars. Some people call it “clean tech,” but that reminds me alternately of Mr. Scrubbing Bubbles, the anthropomorphic brush, and of Apple …
Read More »Cedric Richmond To Become A Biden Senior Advisor
Representative Cedric L. Richmond is set to join President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign as its first national co-chairman. Richmond, who has represented New Orleans in the House of Representatives for the past 10 years and led the Congressional Black Caucus, has steadily emerged as one of the most influential Black voices …
Read More »Michelle Obama Calls Out Donald and Melania Trump For Delaying Biden’s Transition
0 (Image: Wikimedia Commons/ Pete Souza) Since Joe Biden was named president-elect, the Trump administration has been reportedly very hesitant to communicate and help the Biden-Harris administration. Now, former FLOTUS Michelle Obama is calling out President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania for delaying the new administration’s transition to the …
Read More »'Act Like a White Person in a White Neighborhood,' Racist AF Karen Tells Black Family in California Suburbs
Screenshot: @Jaa_Rule/ Twitter In today’s episode of Uh…Karen, I’m Pretty Sure You Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud, an altercation that occurred in Northern California’s Discovery Bay between a Black family and a racist AF white woman was recorded and posted to social media. The video shows an elderly …
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