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Renowned for their mastery of prog-power, Lords Of Black are set to captivate audiences once again with their sixth studio album, Mechanics Of Predacity, slated for a global release via Frontiers Music on March 15. This monumental release marks a pinnacle in the band’s evolution, seamlessly fusing power, epic grandeur, and intense musicality with a […]
Some areas of the US have already taken steps toward reparations for Black Americans. MoMo Productions/Getty Images Our experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a . . .
FORT WAYNE, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor has taken federal court action against the operator of 10 Fort Wayne-area restaurants that failed to pay $290,000 in back wages and damages to 30 employees. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division allege Hall Drive-Ins Inc. – operating as Factory Restaurant and managed by […]
To help close the racial wealth gap, the U.S. government should pay $14 trillion in reparations to Black Americans, according to William A. Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen, authors of “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century.” In an interview with CNBC, Darity, a Duke University professor, and Mullen, a […]
To help close the racial wealth gap, the U.S. government should pay $14 trillion in reparations to Black Americans, according to William A. Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen, authors of “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century.” In an interview with CNBC, Darity, a Duke University professor, and Mullen, a […]
A California task force studying the long-term effects of slavery and systemic racism on black residents in the state has estimated a whopping $569 billion in reparations is owed to the descendants of enslaved people, according to a report. The nine-member panel concluded that black Californians whose ancestors were in the US in the 19th […]
In summary Black Californians could be due hundreds of thousands of dollars for housing discrimination, incarceration, and health disparities alone, consultants said at reparations task force hearings. Editor’s Note: This story was updated to reflect Newsom’s veto of a bill that would have extended the task force by a year. California’s task force on reparations […]
In summary Black Californians could be due hundreds of thousands of dollars for housing discrimination, incarceration, and health disparities alone, consultants said at reparations task force hearings. California’s task force on reparations has begun putting dollar figures to potential compensation for the various forms of racial discrimination, generational pain and suffering Black Americans experienced in […]
Black workers have always faced discrimination in the U.S. workforce, even as they helped to build America and provided the foundations for its economy. Today, it takes longer for Black workers to find jobs and when they do, they’re paid less than their white peers. This pay gap is especially stark for Black women, who […]
Fifty years ago this week, two African American athletes, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, won gold and silver respectively in the 400m at the Munich Olympics. At the medal ceremony they threw themselves into the maw of history. During the US national anthem, the athletes shared the top tier of the podium – which would […]
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