Former NFL player Jack Brewer accused the media of falsely portraying President Trump as a racist while ignoring his contributions to the Black community while speaking at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte on Wednesday night. “I know what racism looks like, I’ve seen it first hand,” Brewer said. “America, …
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For the first two nights of the Republican convention, no word was said about Jacob Blake’s police-related shooting that sparked riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. But many words were spoken announcing urban violence, and the pair of St. Louis accused of waving guns at Black Lives Matter protesters were identified. The …
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On Wednesday, the Amazon CEO’s wealth reached an estimated $ 202 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index, when the company’s shares went up. That’s up about $ 87 billion since January. The explosive growth in the fort of Bezos is driven by his possessions in Amazon (AMZN). The company’s …
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