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1. BLACK WOMEN LEAD The University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School has named a new dean. On July 1, longtime academic Erika H. James assumes…
On The 99th Anniversary Of The Tulsa Race Massacre, America Still Has A Long Way To Go
99 years ago today, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, also known as Black Wall Street, burned to its ground after a mob of angry white…
‘RHOA’ Star Tanya Sam’s Restaurant Destroyed During Atlanta Protests
Black people are fed up, y’all. Protests have erupted in at least 30 U.S. cities over the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, a Black man who…
America is at low ebb, shaken by multiple blows, and Trump adds to the distress
The pandemic, the economic collapse, the killing of George Floyd and the cities aflame — all are battering the country with pain and destruction.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms On Trump: ‘He Should Just Stop Talking’
On Sunday morning, Atlanta’s Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms had a few choice words for Donald Trump, on the heels of her city experiencing a weekend…
As fear settles over Minneapolis, protests and violent clashes spread across the U.S.
Since Floyd’s death Monday, protests have popped up in dozens of cities across the country to call for an end to police officers killing people…
Buildings burn, and Trump talks tough. Where are the healers?
One answer: on the streets of Atlanta, where a police chief meets protesters, vows reform and tells an angry crowd, ‘I’m with you.’
Trump’s May days: A month of distractions and grievances as nation marks bleak coronavirus milestone
Facing in the virus an enemy he could not tweet into submission, the president was desperate to change the subject, from pressing bogus conspiracy theories…
This election isn’t 1968 or 1992 or 2016
In this edition: Why the fire’s different this time, what the Libertarian Party has to say about the riots and the virus, and a new…
Biden leads Trump in Post-ABC poll as president’s coronavirus rating slips
Both candidates receive mixed reviews from Americans. Trump backers more enthusiastic than Biden supporters.
