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Friday 06.28.2019

‘This Is My Boss Year’: Meek Mill Becomes Co-Owner Of Sports Apparel Retailer Lids

Meek Mill, 32, is on a mission and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. The Philly MC and activist for criminal justice reform is now adding corporate ownership to his wheelhouse as co-owner of sports apparel retailer Lids, reported Rap-Up.

Slaveowners Got Reparations For Financial Loss After Emancipation. Enslaved African-Americans Got Nothing

White Americans opposed to paying reparations to descendants of slaves might not realize their ancestors received them after their slaves were freed. According to an op-ed by professor Tera Hunter in the New York Times, President Abraham Lincoln paid white Union loyalists up to $300 for every enslaved person freed. The reparations were made through the District of Columbia Emancipation Act.

Having It Both Ways: Supreme Court Allows Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering But Says It Doesn’t Endorse It

The Supreme Court has handed Republicans a huge victory by refusing to stop severe gerrymandering of maps in a ruling that could jeopardize how much of a voice the American people have in selecting their leaders.

Biden Secures 2020 Endorsement From Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

Beloved content creator, influencer and social media star Etika was found dead when his body was pulled from the East River Monday, reported the New York Post. His death has been ruled a suicide and fans are heavily mourning losing him.

Jews Seem Cautious On Reparations For Black People

Every year at Passover, Jews around the world sing songs, break unleavened bread and chant from the Torah to remember that their descendants were once slaves in Egypt. It’s a story of survival considered the origin story of the Israelites.