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Biden’s big night with moderates, African Americans and Baby Boomers
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POLITICS

Biden’s big night with moderates, African Americans and Baby Boomers

With the race for the Democratic nomination narrowed to two front-runners, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, six states went to the polls on March 10: Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington. We asked three scholars to examine the primary results. Keisha N. Blain, University of Pittsburgh The March 10 Democratic primary results highlight the power of the African American vote. Despite Sanders’ efforts to reach African American voters, he was unable to win their vote on Tuesday night. He underperformed in several states, including some he previously won in 2016. At the heart of Sanders’ loss is the African American vote. While African American voters are not a monolithic group, the majority lent their support to Biden on March 10. There are many factors that acco...
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Film studios may soon be able to buy theaters if rules change
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CELEBRITY NEWS

Film studios may soon be able to buy theaters if rules change

A 70-year-old antitrust settlement currently bars Hollywood studios from owning theaters. The U.S. Justice Department will ask a court to terminate a 70-year-old antitrust settlement that barred Hollywood studios from owning theaters or trying to force movie houses from playing films they didn’t want. The agreements, known as the Paramount Pictures consent decrees, no longer serve the public interest, Makan Delrahim, the head of the department’s antitrust division, said in a speech in Washington Monday. The U.S. Justice Department will ask a court to terminate a 70-year-old antitrust settlement that barred Hollywood studios from owning theaters or trying to force movie houses from playing films they didn’t want. The agreements, known as the Param...
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Black Mothers Change the Narrative By Telling Their Stories
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IN OTHER NEWS

Black Mothers Change the Narrative By Telling Their Stories

Black women have been poorly represented in the mainstream. So a new yearlong fellowship prepares women to redefine the stories that are being told and control who gets to tell them. The wrenching image of a Black mother clinging to her 1-year-old son as police officers and security guards at a public benefits office in Brooklyn ripped him from her arms went viral recently. Child endangerment and resisting arrest charges against the 23-year-old Brooklyn mom were later dropped. Now, Jazmine Headley is speaking out. What happened to her, Headley told The New York Times, is not isolated; it happens to many people. “My story is the only one that made it to the surface.” “The surface” Headley is referring to is mainstream media. The charges against her were dropped and sh...
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Wake Up America! Beware Of Change For Change Sake: The Health Care Debate/Debacle
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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Wake Up America! Beware Of Change For Change Sake: The Health Care Debate/Debacle

Ever since, the, then - controlled, Democratic Congress, passed/ enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare), the opposition, Republican Party (GOP), has continuously attempted to repeal this legislation. While Obama was President, he possessed the veto - power, so the dozens of attempts, became little more than costly, time - wasting positioning. These politicians were able to try to motivate their bases/ constituencies, using a combination of empty rhetoric and promises, blaming, complaining, and negativity, while not having to bring forth a viable solution/ replacement. With the elections of 2016, when Trump was elected President, and the Republicans had control of both houses of Congress, these politicians found themselves, having to put up, or shut up, because they were expect...
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Pranksters Change Hollywood Sign To “Hollyweed”
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Journalism

Pranksters Change Hollywood Sign To “Hollyweed”

Some pranksters kicked the New Year off to a hilarious start by changing the famous Hollywood sign to “Hollyweed.”The change was only temporary though, as the unidentified pranksters covered the signs’ two letters “O” with tarps that made them look like lower case “E”s (genius!!). Authorities are investigating the prank as a misdemeanor trespassing, which was most likely triggered by California’s legalization of marijuana in November. Source: Pranksters Change Hollywood Sign To "Hollyweed" | DrJays.com Live | Fashion. Music. Lifestyle
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