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The Love Songs of WEB Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers review – an exceptional debut

This account of an African American family’s journey across centuries, from slavery to present times, engages deeply with history

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022

Commentary: Stop saying student debt relief is for the rich

When people debate whether to forgive some or all of the $1.75 trillion in student debt weighing on millions of American families, opponents often argue that it would be wasteful and unfair: Too many relatively well-off, well-educated people would benefit at the expense of all taxpayers, many of whom never…

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022

One America News host pleads with viewers to find ‘dirt’ on AT&T chair after network dropped by provider

‘You bring me concrete evidence of whatever it may be – cheating on his taxes, cheating on his wife’

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022

America's youth goes left

"Generational replacement will not be kind to Trump’s Republican Party."

Axios · Jan 18, 2022

Gallup poll: GOP surged in party preference as Biden slumped

American politics is all about volatility.

Axios · Jan 18, 2022

On Jan. 6, media still can't see race

Jan. 6 was literally a white supremacist assault on democracy. Has anyone in the media come out and said that?

Salon · Jan 18, 2022

US Airlines Warn of 'Calamity' If 5G Deployed near Airports

The chief executives of America's largest airlines warned of a "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping operations if telecommunication firms roll out their 5G technology as planned Wednesday without limiting the technology near US airports. Verizon and AT&T have already twice delayed the launch of their new C-Band 5G service,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2022

Pharrell Williams calls for economic equity during MLK event

Singer and music producer Pharrell Williams is challenging corporate America to “do more” by supporting entrepreneurs of color and adopting economic equity measures

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

‘It’s a message of love, our country’s going to hell’: Trump says in rambling Newsmax interview

The ex-president says he wants to “Make America Great Again, Again”

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Pharrell makes the case for economic equity during Martin Luther King event

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach singer, producer and philanthropist Pharrell Williams challenged corporate America to “do more and channel their energy in the right direction” by supporting entrepreneurs of color and adopting equity measures during a speech Monday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2022