By Christina Maxouris, CNN Experts are worried some Americans are letting up too early — at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening to wipe out the progress the US has made in its battle against Covid-19. At least a dozen state leaders have eased Covid-19 restrictions this month, often citing improving Covid-19 trends
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Analysis by Ronald Brownstein The massive stimulus plan President Joe Biden signed last week sets up a critical real-world test of an argument that has divided political professionals for decades: Can Democrats win back White working-class voters drawn to conservative Republican messages on culture and race by offering them more tangible economic benefits? Social policy
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“Judas and the Black Messiah” director Shaka King and star Dominique Fishback talk about making the film and King tells Amanpour why he thinks studios didn’t want to make it at first.
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John Berman speaks with Diane Abbott, a UK Labour Party member and the first Black female member of Parliament, about the royal family’s response to the interview Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex gave to Oprah Winfrey.
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History Refocused: Oscar James Dunn was one of 1,500 Black men elected to office during the Civil War Reconstruction period. Black voter turnout was at a high, thanks to a big push from President Lincoln and Congressional Republicans.
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An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened, according to Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk.
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Television host W. Kamau Bell speaks to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota and John Berman about a campaign he was featured in, which addresses combating vaccine misinformation in the Black community.
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A Goldman Sachs report shows Black American women hold 90% less wealth than White American men. As a result of the data, Goldman Sachs is investing $10 billion to change those disparities.
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The creation of the United States Army’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force is a new collaboration between the United States Army and HBCUs. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, or ASA (ALT), in coordination with Army Futures Command, held a virtual event to introduce this collaboration.
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