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June 25, 2020
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Why The U.S. Needs To Do Reparations Now
June 8, 2020
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Defunding the police is just part of the structural reform needed to root out racism in the U.S., says Mehrsa Baradaran, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, who studies the economic inequities between Black and white Americans.
What’s truly needed is a big-picture rethink of U.S. policy at every level, she told HuffPost in an interview by phone and in follow-ups over email this week.
In her 2017 book “The Color of Money,” Baradaran lays out how, over centuries, policymakers wrote Black Americans out of the economic system — and how policies blocking Black people from obtaining mortgages, land, and credit created an immense wealth gap between Black and white Americans that persists to this day. In her book, Baradaran says that after slavery was abolished, Black Americans held just .5% of all the wealth in the U.S. Today, the number is barely higher, at about 1%.
Baradaran’s work resonates now as millions protest around the U.S. ― speaking out not only against police brutality against Black Americans but the systemic racism that pervades America’s institutions. The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the devastating effects of this inequality, as Black Americans disproportionately bear the brunt of fatalities from the virus and its economic fallout.
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Donald Trump No Masking It … Finally Puts One On
May 26, 2020
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Trump flew to Michigan, where the plant has been partially converted to manufacture ventilators. The plant’s rule — everyone must wear a mask, and even the State Attorney General warned Trump to cover his face.
In true fashion, when Trump was talking to reporters, he was not wearing a mask, but told them he had worn the one earlier while he was behind the curtain. In true 8th grade fashion, he said he didn’t want to give reporters the satisfaction of seeing him with a mask.
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Donald Trump’s ploy to stay unmasked for the public just got unmasked, because he put one on at the Ford motor plant.
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Here Is What Facebook Won’t Tell You About Message Encryption
May 19, 2020
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In the world of individual privacy and data security, this could be the ultimate irony. Facebook, the company that has taken more fire than any other for misusing, abusing, and losing user data, has become the last line of defense in the fight against government access to that same user data. Led by the U.S. and U.K., Facebook is under increasing pressure to delay plans to expand encryption across its platforms until backdoors can be added to enable government agencies access to user content.
But is everything as it seems? Has Facebook really turned away from its casual approach to user data to become the poster child for user privacy? Facebook has its own dilemma around monetizing data on an encrypted platform, so what motive does it have to promote security at the expense of its own access? Unsurprisingly, the answer is that Facebook’s agenda is not quite the surprise it may have seemed.
Quick recap. Despite building a business around the monetization of user data, Facebook also owns WhatsApp, the world’s preeminent messaging platform, now used by some 1.6 billion users monthly. Back in 2016, WhatsApp completed its deployment of end-to-end encryption. For the first time, a universally popular messaging service had given up the ability to access the content it was transmitting.
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Scientists Just Made Microplastic From Beyond Meat’s Hero Ingredient
May 19, 2020
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The University of Cambridge found a way to potentially solve the microplastic problem using Beyond Meat’s hero ingredient: plant-based pea protein.
California-based vegan meat brand Beyond Meat uses pea protein in its meat-like plant-based burgers and sausages. Unlike soy protein, pea protein is hypoallergenic—making it a more favorable source of protein. It’s also available in high quantities.
However, UK firm Xampla, a spin-out from the university, has found another way to use the ingredient. The firm has developed the “world’s first” plant-based protein to replace the microplastics in everyday items.
Inspired by the process spiders use to turn protein into silk, the start-up re-assembles plant proteins, such as pea proteins, into new structures to create films and microcapsules.
Xampla’s plant protein-based material is able to decompose “naturally and fully” in a matter of weeks. This makes it a better packaging alternative to traditional plastics. These can take hundreds to thousands of years to fully decompose.
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May 19, 2020
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April 28, 2020
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The numbers: Covid-19 has infected more than 3 million people and killed at least 211,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Pandemic “far from over”: The World Health Organization says there are concerns about increasing trends in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and parts of Asia.
In the US: More than 1 million cases of coronavirus have been reported and at least 58,000 people have died.
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Quartz – Global Business News
April 20, 2020
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Country music legend Kenny Rogers dies at 81
March 23, 2020
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Kenny Rogers, the country musician behind such hits as “The Gambler” and “Lady” over a six-decade career, has died at the age of 81, his family announced early Saturday.
“Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” according to a statement from his management firm, SKH Music.
His family plans a small private service due to the coronavirus outbreak, the statement said.
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Dolly Parton duets with Kenny Rogers in July 1989.Alamy Stock Photo
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Diahann Carroll, first black woman to star in nonservant role in TV series, dies at 84
September 18, 2019
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Pioneering and Oscar-nominated actress Diahann Carroll, who broke network television’s color line, died Friday after a bout with cancer, her daughter said.
She was 84.
“Carroll was a consummate entertainer and beloved icon whose career spanned nearly seven decades,” her daughter, Suzanne Kay, said in a statement. “She paved the way for many and never allowed anyone to limit or define her.”
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