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Earlier this year, Yelp revealed it would provide more resources to help Black-owned businesses in response to conversations ignited by protests against racial injustice and police brutality. Now, the review app is taking things a step further by depositing $10 million from its cash reserves into minority-owned banking institutions that …

Photo: Dan Henson (Shutterstock) A Black man in Louisiana who was serving a life sentence over two bags of weed worth only $20 has finally been freed from prison after 12 years. I didn’t need any further proof that the American justice system is far from just, but a life …

Our count of U.S. COVID-19 deaths currently stands at 298,823, and will almost certainly reach 300,000 this week. It’s worth noting that from March through early November, when official COVID-19 deaths remained well under 250,000, at least 350,000 more people died than usual in the United States. A quarter of …

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A California legislator introduced a bill last week requiring police officers in the state to have a bachelor’s degree or turn 25 before joining. Democratic Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer introduced the bill in early December and believes the stricter requirements could drop police shootings. “These jobs are complex, they’re difficult, and …

In a 10-part series for Washington Post, Michelle Singletary authored examinations on common misconceptions involving race and inequality through her personal experience. She uncovered that Black Americans invest differently than white citizens and donate income to their communities. Read More: Top 10 things Black Americans need to know about the …

Members of the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz kneel before a Black Lives Matter logo before the start of their game at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on July 30, 2020 in Reunion, Florida.Photo: Ashley Landis-Pool (Getty Images) On the same day that the …

Read: ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Frasier,’ and the psychology of comfort TV With no end to the pandemic in sight, I turned to bingeing unlikely TV shows and films to ground myself, unwittingly joining the many people who began watching old series they missed out on in real time. Whether it was The …

Hollywood has long been a hostile place for Black actors, a trend that has only recently started to shift. But for Leonard Roberts, who starred in the first season of the 2006 hit series Heroes, experience with racism on set nearly sidelined his career. In a guest essay for Variety, …

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