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Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios buys 11 TV stations
Byron Allen, founder, and CEO of Entertainment Studios Networks (parent company of theGrio) has acquired 11 broadcast television stations from USA Television Holdings LLC and USA Television MidAmerica Holdings LLC (collectively, USA TV) for $305 million. Allen Media Broadcasting, a division of Entertainment Studios, closed on the deal on Tuesday. This move signifies a commitment by Allen to expand his company’s broadcast holdings, reported Deadline. “Over the past six months
Sacred Native American burial sites are being blown up for Trump’s border wall
Construction crews began blasting sites within Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument as part of the construction of President Trump’s border barrier, and the affected areas include sites sacred to Native American groups, according to a congressman from Arizona and advocates. The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is an internationally recognized biosphere reserve — meaning it has plants and animals so rare that the United Nations has given it a special designation. I
DOJ To Investigate Mississippi Prisons After Spate Of Inmate Deaths
After a string of inmate deaths in Mississippi that began late last year, the Justice Department announced Wednesday that it is opening a civil rights probe into the state's penitentiary system. The department's civil rights division says it will examine conditions at four Mississippi prisons, including the state penitentiary at Parchman, the state's oldest, where a prison riot broke out on Dec. 29 after an inmate was killed. The all-male prison includes the state's death row
Obamas-Produced Netflix Documentary ‘American Factory’ Wins An Oscar
“American Factory,” the first Netflix project released under the banner of Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground Productions, won an Academy Award at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday night. The documentary, directed by filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, won the award for Best Documentary Feature. The film chronicles what happened when a Chinese billionaire opened a new factory at the former General Motors plant outside of Dayton, Ohio, in 2014. It w
Rosa Jimenez is innocent
Rosa Jimenez has been in prison for 17 years for a crime she did not commit. And Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore is trying to make sure that she dies there. DA Moore has the power to free Rosa immediately by dropping charges against her. But she's refusing to do so. DA Moore is ignoring clear evidence of Rosa’s innocence and the fact that four different judges have concluded that Rosa is likely innocent. We need to tell DA Moore to do the right thing and let Ro
Protect your identity (and your children’s) when you travel
When you’re ready to travel, the world is your oyster, especially with one of the best credit cards for travel. But travelers must protect their personal information and — especially — that of their children. Even seemingly harmless activities, like posting to Snapchat or using an ATM, can expose someone to identity theft. So it’s important to keep a close eye on your family’s data. In fact, a new law makes it free to check your child’s credit report. It’s a good reminder tha
Wrongfully-Convicted Man Returns To Wisconsin As An Attorney
A man who was wrongfully convicted of a crime for which he served 10 years in prison and was later exonerated, is returning to Wisconsin as an attorney, inspired to change the stigmas surrounding the state's incarcerated populations. On Wednesday, Jarrett Adams was admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar in a ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Joining Adams was Keith Findley, co-founder of and now senior advisor to the Wisconsin Innocence Project, in which legal experts lea
NIKE DONATES $5 MILLION TO THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER IN CHICAGO
Nike has joined forces with former President Barack Obama by donating $5 million dollars in an effort to assist him in building the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, located on the southside of Chicago. The museum will include housing exhibition space as well as education and meeting rooms, and a presidential library that would be the first to fully digitize a president’s unclassified records. In a statement on Nike’s website, Jorge Casimiro, Nike’s Chief Social &
