The IRS and the Treasury Department recently released a second set of proposed regulations on the federal Opportunity Zone program, which was created by the 2017 tax law to spur investment in economically distressed census tracts. The Opportunity Zone law… Continue Reading
Two in three Black Americans don’t feel they see their stories represented on-screen, according to a new study from National Research Group (NRG). The study, entitled “#RepresentationMatters,” also found that 67% of Americans across political ideologies and ethnicities feel there… Continue Reading
ANALYSIS/OPINION: A new poll from Rasmussen Reports finds that Americans, by a majority, see Blacks as more racist than Whites. There’s a Black Lives Matter protest message just waiting to happen. This is hardly the line of thought the left… Continue Reading
After George Floyd was killed, Donald Trump sensed an opportunity. Americans, anguished and angry over Floyd’s death, had erupted in protest—some set fires, broke the windows of department stores, and stormed a police precinct. Commentators reached for historical analogies, circling… Continue Reading
In Philadelphia Campaign Stop, Sen. Kamala Harris Talks Boosts For Black Biz, Criminal Justice Sept. 18, 2020 In an effort to engage Black voters in battleground states, Sen. Kamala Harris, toured Black businesses and organizations in Philadelphia on Thursday. It… Continue Reading
What is racism? Individual racism is a personal belief in the superiority of one’s race over another. It is linked to racial prejudice and discriminatory behaviors, which can be an expression of implicit and explicit bias. Institutionalized racism is a… Continue Reading
Barry Jenkins and Lena Waithe understand what it means to be Black in the entertainment industry, and they revealed how they’re making space for other marginalized creators in Hollywood at the American Black Film Festival. What to watch next Carole Baskin… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is centering his pitch to Black Americans for a second term on the expansion of opportunity zones, a program intended to fight poverty that his administration is touting as having brought $75 billion in private investment… Continue Reading
Story Highlights 59% rate their interaction with police positively, while 41% do not Black adults rate police experience less positively than national average White adults most likely to report being treated with respect, fairness WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most Black Americans… Continue Reading
President TrumpDonald John TrumpCrowd aims ‘lock him up’ chant at Obama during Trump rally Nevada governor: Trump ‘taking reckless and selfish actions’ in holding rally Michigan lieutenant governor blasts Trump coronavirus response: He ‘is a liar who has killed people’… Continue Reading
