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Exclusive: Essence Fest 2023 Has a Surprise Political Guest This Year
For the first time ever, a U.S. Treasury Secretary is headed to Essence Fest to promote the Biden administration’s economic agenda for Black America.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Doesn’t Have Time For Cardi B
The 75-year-old official says that the rapper’s claim of an impending recession is false.
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Black Republican Disagrees that Abortion Helps Low-Income Black Women
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said if he survived a life of poverty in a single-parent household, there is hope for women considering abortions.
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First Black Woman Confirmed To Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Lisa Cook takes historic seat while Fed wrestles inflation.
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Janet Yellen Says the Economy Has Never Been Fair to Black Folks
Madame Treasury Secretary, you just don’t know how right you are
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New Study Breaks Down How Affluent White Students, Coaches Profit From the Exploitation of Black NCAA Athletes
The NCAA is big business for everybody but Black players—but you knew that already because like millions of other accomplished individuals, you read The Root. But what you probably didn’t know is how extensively the NCAA’s ban on profit-sharing with student-athletes—enacted by a 1957 court ruling that denied the widow of college athlete Ray Dennison…
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Study Finds Black Lives Matter Protests Didn't Lead to Growth in Coronavirus Cases
When the massive Black Lives Matter demonstrations began in May, it was unclear how they might impact the country’s ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a new study published earlier this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the nationwide demonstrations don’t appear to be linked to spikes in coronavirus cases. In fact, there’s some…