Friday 07.26.2019

Eddie Murphy And Netflix Are Closing In On A $70M Deal For A Standup Comeback

Eddie Murphy may soon be laughing all the way to the bank. According to TMZ, the comedy icon is about to sign a $70M deal with Netflix for standup comeback.

Slavery Reparations Could Carry A $17.1 Trillion Price Tag. Or $51 Trillion. It Depends Who’s Doing The Math

A bill on slavery reparations will likely die in a Republican-majority Senate, but that won’t last forever and it hasn’t stopped people from trying to put a number on the bill taxpayers could pay to cover the cost of reparations.

Another Reason Your Wages Are Low: It’s Cheaper To Hire Convicts

Blaming manufacturing-job losses on low-wage foreign competition, or, increasingly, on automation has become a staple of populist politics in developed countries. Nowhere is this truer than in the United States, where President Donald Trump campaigned on the issue in 2016 and has since launched a trade war with China. But U.S. workers have long faced another source of competition much closer to home: prison labor.

Why Data Is The Currency Of The Future For Communities Of Color

During the Industrial Revolution, the movements that changed society — not just in trade and business but also in how we live our everyday lives — focused on solving infrastructure problems. There are a ton of different ways this is happening again with technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. You can set up a server with a few strokes of a keyboard or get an app into the hands of millions by publishing to an app store. But for communities of color, how does this affect us if it does at all?

Bitcoin vs Libra: Key Differences Between The 2 Cryptocurrencies

Facebook announced in June that it plans to issue Libra coin — a digital currency backed by high-profile tech companies including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber. The move has been opposed by regulators who see Libra coin as a big risk to global financial stability.