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Former First Lady Michelle Obama opened up about the slight of “white flight” impacted her community, as a young person growing up on the Southside of Chicago. READ MORE: Michelle Obama honored with ‘Caregiver Champion’ award During the third annual Obama Summit, Obama along with her older brother, Craig Robinson , opened up about witnessing whites leave their neighborhood in droves. According to The Chicago Sun-Times , despite the fact that Obama was from a good, middle class family, race was the motivating factor— something she said still persists today and is evidenced by how immigrants are treated. “As families like ours — upstanding families like ours who were doing everything we were supposed to do and better. As we moved in, white folks moved out because they were afraid of what our families represented,” the former first lady said Tuesday at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. “I want to remind white folks that y’all were running from us… This family, with all the va...

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Media mogul Byron Allen has become a champion for change, fighting to break barriers with a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Comcast and Charter Communications for not distributing his networks. READ MORE: WATCH: The must-see message for Black America about Byron Allen’s multi-billion dollar lawsuit The CEO of Entertainment Studios sat down with The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne Tha God , Angela Yee and DJ Envy , for a captivating conversation about his rise from bankruptcy to a billionaire. Within the interview he also pays homage to his single mother, who he credits for paving the way for his foray into entertainment. The Detroit native said it was his 17-year-old single mother, who first taught him the art of being persistent. This discipline is something that he has found to come in handy in his fight for equality. A child born during the civil rights, his mother moved the family from Detroit to L.A. in 1968, during the tumultuous aftermath of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s...

John Witherspoon , beloved actor/comedian of film and television, has died at the age of 77 and his famous co-stars and fans from his decades long career are paying tribute. According to a statement from Witherspoon’s family given to Deadline , the Detroit native died in California at his Sherman Oaks home on Tuesday night. Deadline statement: “It is with deepest sorrow that we can confirm our beloved husband and father, John Witherspoon, one of the hardest working men in show business, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks at the age of 77. He is survived by his wife Angela, and his sons JD, Alexander, and a large family. We are all in shock, please give us a minute for a moment in privacy and we will celebrate his life and his work together. John used to say ‘I’m no big deal’, but he was huge deal to us.”   So…my Dad died today & honestly I’m not sure how to feel. I’m sad, but I’m also happy 4 all the great times we had together. We’d roast each other like homies more ...

Scaling to a new milestone, Inclusion Initiative member companies have an aggregate spend of $1.6 billion on black law firms and other minority firms along with women-owned (MWBE) law firms. The new number was provided last month by the Inclusion Initiative , a collaborative program among law departments at big U.S. corporations focused on promoting diversity spending. The banner amount reflects the total spend with MWBE law firms since the initiative began in 2010. Members of the Inclusion Initiative now consist of 31 corporations. That roster includes: 3M, Accenture, Allstate, Bank of America, CenterPoint Energy, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Exelon, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Google, Honda, JPMorgan Chase , McDonald’s Corp. , Macy’s, Merck, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Nationwide, NBCUniversal, Prudential Financial, Sempra Energy, Shell Oil Co., State Farm, Target, Toyota Financial Services, Verizon, Walgreens, Walmart, Wells Fargo, and Xerox. This year, Honda and ...

Ghana call-up seven new players for its upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the FA launches a #BringBackTheLove campaign. from BBC News - Africa https://ift.tt/2WrIGqH via

French side Nice will not release forward Ignatius Ganago for Cameroon's squad at the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations. from BBC News - Africa https://ift.tt/2No0LBQ via

Ron Wyden turned heads this month with a bill that would put tech executives behind bars, but not all of his colleagues agree it would be effective—or constitutional. from Wired https://ift.tt/2PsAftD via

Today on the popular morning radio show The Breakfast Club , media mogul Byron Allen sounded the alarm on an attack of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 –the original civil rights act, which protected newly freed slaves by ensuring fair government and commercial contracting.  Allen, who is CEO of Entertainment Studios (parent company of The Weather Channel and theGrio ), recently sued Comcast in a $20B civil rights lawsuit. Allen had appealed to the 9th Circuit using the Civil Rights Act of 1866 against Comcast’s disproportionate funding of black networks. “T he industry spends billion[s] a year licensing cable networks, billion[s] and African-American owned media gets 0. And that’s not fair,” Allen told hosts Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy. When the 9th Circuit upheld Allen’s appeal twice, Comcast took the case to the Supreme Court, making a legal argument which threatened the very purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. That argument looks to interpret the law so ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube’s father in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 77. Witherspoon’s manager Alex Goodman confirmed late Tuesday that Witherspoon died in Los Angeles. No cause of death was released. The actor had a prolific career, co-starring in three “Friday” films, appearing on “The Wayans Bros.” television series and voicing the grandfather in “The Boondocks” animated series. His film roles included “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “Boomerang,” and he was a frequent guest on “Late Show with David Letterman.” For many his most recognizable role was “Pops,” Ice Cube’s father in the stoner comedy “Friday” and its two sequels, a crude but affectionate father trying to guide his son to be better. “Life won’t be as funny without him,” Ice Cube said in a Twitter post late Tuesday, adding that he was devastated by news of Witherspoon’s death. I’m devastated over the passing of John Witherspoon. Life won’t be as funny without hi...

Dozens of horses died at Santa Anita Park last year. So engineer Mick Peterson is deploying everything from sensors to satellites to keep accidents down as the Breeders' Cup approaches. from Wired https://ift.tt/2JyPptI via

The bigger screens can display a map, phone, and radio simultaneously. Ford says it won't be too distracting.  from Wired https://ift.tt/2Wuu3Th via

When Algeria won independence from France in 1962, thousands of "Harkis" who had fought for the French, faced brutal persecution. from BBC News - Africa https://ift.tt/2WpZEp7 via

Haringey fans come out in force as their side lose their re-arranged FA Cup tie to Yeovil Town, 10 days after it was abandoned over racism allegations. from BBC News - Africa https://ift.tt/331Zxmg via

Venture capitalists are getting excited by the opportunities that new transport apps are providing. from BBC News - Africa https://ift.tt/2Nn8a4f via

Swarms of simple, interacting robots have the potential to unlock stealthy abilities for accomplishing complex tasks. Getting these robots to achieve a true hive-like mind of coordination, though, has proved to be a hurdle. In an effort to change this, a team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) came up with a surprisingly simple scheme: self-assembling robotic cubes that can climb over and around one another, leap through the air, and roll across the ground. Six years after the project’s first iteration, the robots can now “communicate” with each other using a barcode-like system on each face of the block that allows the modules to identify each other. The autonomous fleet of 16 blocks can now accomplish simple tasks or behaviors, such as forming a line, following arrows, or tracking light. Inside each modular “M-Block” is a flywheel that moves at 20,000 revolutions per minute, using angular momentum when the flywheel is braked. On each edge an...

The Facebook-owned messaging company is taking on a notorious malware vendor in what could be an uphill battle. from Wired https://ift.tt/2otMrPL via

Antonio Moore’s new commentary video series on theGrio discusses economics, politics, and wealth, encouraging us to see news of the day in a whole new way. In this episode, Antonio Moore discusses the new film, Harriet , Comcast , The Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the dots that connect them.  Here’s the background: On November 12th, a racial discrimination case involving Comcast and Charter Communications will be heard in The Supreme Court. Media mogul, Byron Allen (owner of Entertainment Studios, The Weather Channel and theGrio), alleges the companies were specifically in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which prohibits racial discrimination in contracting. Due to an amicus brief filed by Comcast, the case has gone from being about Allen’s racial discrimination allegations, to challenging the entire The Civil Rights Act of 1866 as we know it.  According to legal experts, Comcast’s interpretation of the law would require plaintiffs to prove discrimination w...

We picked the best gaming headsets for every budget and gaming system—PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC, Mac, and mobile. from Wired https://ift.tt/2SP2yAN via

The next presidential debate will be held at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta Georgia; a 330-acre site formerly owned by the Confederacy and now singularly owned by a Black man. READ MORE:  Oprah, Beyoncé, more attend Tyler Perry star-studded gala for studio opening “Democratic Debate site is set: [Tyler Perry Studios] is a model for Georgia’s vibrant film industry, an engaged corporate citizen and an exceptional location for our  #DemDebate . Looking forward to welcoming the candidates to Georgia on November 20,” former Democratic contender for governor Stacey Abrams tweeted. Democratic Debate site is set: @TPStudios is a model for Georgia’s vibrant film industry, an engaged corporate citizen and an exceptional location for our #DemDebate . Looking forward to welcoming the candidates to Georgia on November 20. #gapol — Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) October 26, 2019 Abrams has fought against unequal standards for counting provisional and absentee ballots in Georgi...