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Sports icon Michael Jordan, announced the first three partners that will receive donate $100 million over the next 10 years to racial equality organizations. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. will receive $1 million; Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People and Families Movement will receive $1 million; and Black Voters Matter will receive $500,000. “I’m […]
On Wednesday The House passed two major bills providing billions of dollars towards child care. The first bill, Child Care is Essential Act, will provide $50 billion to child care centers immediately. The second bill, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, will provide $170 billion in funds over the course of the next ten […]
I have never been one for shopping during Thanksgiving. But for people that are, this is some sad news. Target will follow Walmart in closing its doors on Thanksgiving Day. It said it would do so in order to make holiday shopping as safe and stress-free as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The investments we’ve […]
Back in April, Netflix was developing a plan to deposit 2% of its cash into Black banking institutions and community development organizations, who statistically lend more money to minorities and POC than other financial institutions. The recent demonstrations and protests have pushed the motion forward. Netflix announced on Tuesday that it would be depositing around […]
Over the weekend I went to Home Depot to get a few things for a do it yourself project and when I went to pay for my items the sales associate said they are not taking cash. Of course, I would be paying in cash but following my first mind, I brought my card with […]
Verizon is moving advertising money away from Facebook. In hopes that the social media company will do more to stop racism being shared. One of the world’s biggest cell phone companies is part of a boycott organized by civil rights groups under the rallying cry of “#StopHateforProfit.” “We have strict content policies in place and […]
As the country begins to re open, many top health officials are beginning to consider what would happen if there was a second wave of shutdowns due to another wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations. According to Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor at George Washington School of Medicine, the country may have to face the fact that […]
When Congress passed the COVID-19 relief package in May, over $100,000 in the for of stimulus checks went to incarcerated individuals. While the legislation doesn’t exactly exclude inmates, the IRS is actively seizing the funds that were sent, using the guidelines on Social Security to justify their action. The Social Security Act refuses incarcerated people from receiving certain types of […]
In an interview on Monday, President Donald Trump announced that there would be a second round of stimulus checks sent out to Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic. He didn’t go into detail, but he did acknowledge that “It will be very good. It will be very generous.” The president also acknowledged that there would […]
NAACP is one of 60 organizations calling on Congress to cancel student loan debt as part of the next stimulus package. The coalition of organizations also includes, American Federation of Teachers, and the National Consumer Law Center. They noted that 43 million Americans would benefit from student loan forgiveness. The letter endorsed various proposals already […]
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