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Gov. Newsom kills bill to help return land to Black families
Politics

Gov. Newsom kills bill to help return land to Black families

By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
September 26, 2024
Board members gather to discuss.
Leadership

Black and Latino directors think boardroom diversity is declining in a troubling sign for DEI at the top of the business world

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September 11, 2024
James Earl Jones in a tuxedo holds an award while standing next to Mark Hamill.
Success

Voice actor James Earl Jones, who died at 93, was paid just $7,000 for his Darth Vader role

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September 10, 2024
Actor James Earl Jones is seen smiling at the premier of an event. He is wearing glasses and a navy coat blazer with a red tie.
Lifestyle

Actor James Earl Jones, whose unmistakable timbre delighted generations of audiences, has died at 93

By Mark Kennedy and The Associated Press
September 9, 2024
Isaac Hayes
Politics

Trump campaign halted from playing an Isaac Hayes song after a lawsuit from the soul music pioneer’s estate

By Kate Brumback and The Associated Press
September 4, 2024
Mother struggles to pay bills with child in lap.
Newsletters

More than 40% of full-time U.S. employees aren’t making a living wage

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August 26, 2024
Kamala Harris is being ‘competency-checked,’ a gauntlet every Black woman in the workplace has to run
Commentary

Kamala Harris is being ‘competency-checked,’ a gauntlet every Black woman in the workplace has to run

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August 23, 2024
Wally Amos
Lifestyle

Famous Amos founder Wally Amos, a high-school dropout turned cookie mogul, dies at 88

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated Press
August 15, 2024
Larry Robinson
Success

Florida HBCU’s record $237 million donation from hemp mogul is worthless, investigator confirms

By James Pollard and The Associated Press
August 8, 2024
Brent Rooker
Finance

Oakland As strike $125 million deal to sell Coliseum stake

By Janie Har and The Associated Press
August 5, 2024
Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk
Environment

Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk

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August 2, 2024
Tom Vilsack
Finance

Black and minority farmers get $2 billion in payments after USDA acknowledges years of discrimination

By Summer Ballentine and The Associated Press
August 1, 2024
Shelia Mae Dobbins
Environment

A 59-year-old widow has been forced to use a breathing tube and skyrocketing demand for wood pellets in the EU might be to blame

By James Pollard, Julie Watson, Stephen Smith and The Associated Press
July 26, 2024
Kamala Harris
Politics

Kamala Harris raised $1.5 million on a Zoom call after 44,000 Black women rallied support

By Ella Ceron and Bloomberg
July 22, 2024
Closeup shot of two unrecognisable businesspeople shaking hands in an office.
Newsletters

Musings on the state of DEI—and a goodbye

By
July 3, 2024

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