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Big drop in Manhattan apartment prices begins to lure back younger renters
Manhattan real estate may be turning the corner. New rentals rose for the first time in over a year and sales activity has started to creep higher.
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How to Install and Configure Cloudera Manager on CentOS/RHEL 7 – Part 3
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Facebook continues political ad ban as candidates prep for Georgia runoff
‘These ad bans are voter suppression plain and simple, they directly benefit Republican senators.’
Facebook intends to extend its ban on political ads in the U.S. for another month.
The move is expected to impact digital ad preparations for the two Georgia Senate runoffs in January, which will decide control of Congress.
“Given the ongoing conversation about the US presidential election, we’re continuing to temporarily pause all social issues, electoral or political ads in the US,” Facebook ad representatives wrote in an email announcement, according to POLITICO. “While multiple sources have projected a presidential winner, we still believe it’s important to help prevent confusion or abuse on our platform.”
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theGRIO previously reported, there are two Senate runoff elections taking place Jan. 5 in the Peach State, pitting Democrat Jon Ossoff against Republican Sen. David Perdue, and Rev. Raphael Warnock against Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
These races are crucial, as the outcome will determine whether Republicans retain control of the Senate and Mitch McConnell remains Senate majority leader — an outcome spelling potential disaster for a President-elect Joe Biden and blocking progress for a Democratic agenda.
A win for Warnock and Ossoff would effectively give Democrats control of the U.S. Senate, with a 50-50 tie and Vice President Kamala Harris providing a tie-breaking vote in the upper chamber of Congress.
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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee noted that Facebook’s political ad ban disproportionately affects Ossoff and Warnock, ABC News reports.
“Organic disinformation is the actual problem on these platforms, and continuing to ban ads is now actively harmful to organizations working to inform Georgia’s diverse voters about the January runoffs,” DSCC Executive Director Scott Fairchild said in a statement. “These ad bans are voter suppression plain and simple, they directly benefit Republican senators, and at a minimum there should be an exemption for ads in Georgia over the next two months.”
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Ludacris stars in drama about Black family adopting racist white teen
The rapper has teamed with Amazon Prime to bring the life of BMX legend John Buultjens to the small screen
Ludacris has teamed with Amazon Prime to bring the life of BMX icon John Buultjens to the small screen.
The rapper stars in the upcoming feature The Ride, which details Buultjens’ rocky road to success. His is a tale of abuse, neglect, domestic violence and homelessness in Glasgow, Scottland, before being adopted by Eldridge (Ludacris) and Marianna Buultjens (Sasha Alexander).
Eldridge gifted Buultjens with a BMX bike after he fell in love with cycling when he saw Steven Spielberg’s ET as a kid. He would go on to find fame riding and designing these bikes.
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“Any chance I got as a teenager, I was riding this bike and dedicating myself to learning every single thing I could. It became almost an extension of myself. It gave me friends, a community and a feeling of self-belief I had never had before,” Buultjens told The Guardian in a 2018 interview.
His life would become a movie after meeting Hollywood producer Ali Afshar. The two chopped it up about Buultjens’ difficult childhood and how he found redemption through his adoptive family.
“It makes me sick to think about it now but I was ashamed and I used to walk at a distance behind dad. This was a man who did so much for me, and showed me for the first time in my life what love meant, and I was ashamed because he looked different to me,” said Buultjens of his adoptive father, who immigrated from Sri Lanka.
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Here’s the official synopsis of The Ride, per Shadow and Act: “From the inspiring true story of extreme sports legend John Buultjens, ‘The Ride’ follows John McCord, an athletically gifted youth who triumphs over a troubled upbringing. After a violent, racially-charged incident lands John (Shane Graham) in juvenile detention, he is finally placed with an unlikely set of foster parents, Eldridge (Ludacris) and Marianna Buultjens (Sasha Alexander), an interracial couple who want to provide a fresh start for the tormented youth.”
“It’s the typical thing you hear in Hollywood, isn’t it: ‘I’ll make your life into a movie’,” Buultjens told The Guardian. “Initially I didn’t really take it seriously. Then things started to become a little more serious and eventually it gained momentum until we heard not only was it getting made, but Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges was going to play my dad.”
Directed by Alex Ranarivelo, The Ride hits Amazon Prime Video on Nov. 13. Check out the trailer above.
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Three MSNBC contributors leaving network to join Biden administration
Jon Meacham, one of the contributors failed to mention that he was already working with Biden.
President-elect Joe Biden hasn’t even taken office yet but he’s hiring.
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Biden was able to snag four MSNBC contributors. On Wednesday, the network confirmed to The Hill that health expert Ezekiel Emanuel, legal analyst Barbara McQuade, political analyst Richard Stengel and historian Jon Meacham will no longer be paid by the network. They will all be moving on to work with Biden in various capacities or have already started.
All of the former contributors will be invited back as unpaid guests with full disclosure of what their participation is in the Biden administration.
Emanuel was the special advisor for health policy to the director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget from 2009 to 2011, per The Wharton School’s website. He will serve on Biden’s coronavirus task force though he’s currently facing backlash for a piece he wrote in 2014 saying he hopes to be dead by 75, per Newsweek.
Biden, his new boss, turns 78 this month.
“Living too long is also a loss,’ Emanuel wrote in the piece, which ran in The Atlantic in October 2014. It renders many of us, if not disabled, then faltering and declining, a state that may not be worse than death but is nonetheless deprived.”
Barbara McQuade is the former US attorney for Michigan, per her Twitter account. The Detroit native will join Biden’s legal agency review group.
Stengel is a former Time magazine editor. The native New Yorker also served as Under Secretary of State for public diplomacy and public affairs under the Obama administration, per his personal website. He will be joining Biden’s agency for global media.
Per the Washington Post, Meacham will also no longer be a paid contributor as he failed to mention he was helping Biden craft his victory speech. It makes sense considering the Tennessee native is a noted historian, writer, and journalist who won a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Andrew Jackson.
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Their affiliations with the network raised a conflict of interest due to network policy. Contributors under contract to a news network typically cannot do paid work with presidential campaigns or run for office.
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Fans must prove negative COVID-19 status to attend Ticketmaster events
The ticketing giant will require concert lovers to use smartphones to verify their coronavirus vaccination status
Ticketmaster is planning to take extra safety measures once large concerts return.
The ticketing giant will require music fans to use smartphones to verify their coronavirus vaccination status or at least test negative for the contagion before they can attend events, Billboard reports. Ticketmaster’s plan utilizes its digital ticketing app, third party health information firms, and testing/vaccination distributors to verify a person’s COVID-related health status.
Ticketmaster will not have access to/or store medical records under the plan. Once a person’s vaccination status is confirmed, they will receive the necessary event credentials. But “if a fan tested positive or didn’t take a test to verify their status, they would not be granted access to the event,” Billboard says.
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Ticketmaster President Mark Yovich told the publication that “we’re already seeing many third-party health care providers prepare to handle the vetting — whether that is getting a vaccine, taking a test, or other methods of review and approval — which could then be linked via a digital ticket so everyone entering the event is verified.”
The plan comes days after Pfizer announced promising results from a Phase 3 trial. An earlier report on theGRIO noted that the latest vaccine data from the pharmaceutical giant suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators, per The Associated Press. Monday’s announcement doesn’t mean a vaccine is imminent.
“We’re in a position potentially to be able to offer some hope,” Dr. Bill Gruber, Pfizer’s senior vice president of clinical development, told The AP. “We’re very encouraged.”
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If Pfizer’s vaccine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “it’s going to be a while before this has a major impact at the population level,” said Dr. Jesse Goodman of Georgetown University and former chief of Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division.
According to The AP, the FDA requires that U.S. vaccine candidates be studied in at least 30,000 people. In addition to adequate numbers of older adults, those studies must also include other groups at high risk, including minorities and people with chronic health problems.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says the average person may be able to get the vaccine by April 2021.
Meanwhile, Yovich said Ticketmaster hopes to “provide enough flexibility and options that venues and fans have multiple paths to return to events.”
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Former college football player Titus Davis dies from cancer at 27
The record-holding former Central Michigan University wide receiver died of a rare, kidney cancer
Former NFL player and college football star Titus Davis has died of cancer.
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The Detroit Free Press reports that Davis died Wednesday of Renal Medullary Carcinoma, a rare form of kidney cancer. The 27-year-old played college football for the Central Michigan University Chippewas from 2011-2014, setting many athletic records. The team shared the news on their Instagram page, sending condolences to Davis’ family and friends.
Earlier this. year, a GoFundMe set up by family friend Samantha Hall revealed the diagnosis of Renal Medullary Carcinoma, a rare kidney cancer that mainly impacts young men of African descent who carry the sickle cell trait.
“We are asking for all of the support we can get for Titus during this difficult time. He is the father of two beautiful boys and is so loved by so many. This diagnosis has been very difficult to wrap our heads around but Titus is a fighter and we are confident that God will carry him through this battle, bringing him out stronger than before! If you cannot donate, please help by sharing this page.”
The fundraiser garnered $48,970 for his treatment and he started his first round of chemotherapy in July.
Hall confirmed Davis’ death to the Detroit Free Press.
“Early this morning, he passed away peacefully surrounded by family,” she said.
His younger brother, Corey Davis, is a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans. Sports Illustrated reports he was at practice with the team Wednesday but did not confirm whether or not he would be playing in this weekend’s matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.
Davis was the first player in FBS history with eight or more receiving touchdowns in four seasons. He currently holds multiple records at CMU according to the report, including career yards (3,700), career touchdowns (37), single-season touchdowns (13), and single-game touchdowns (four). He is also ranked third in single-game receiving yards for his 208-yard exhibition against Western Michigan in 2012 and is ranked fourth in program history with 204 career catches.
His former CMU teammate, current Miami Dolphins safety Kavon Frazier tweeted “RIP Titus Davis. Still to this day one of the most talented players I’ve played with.”
After his college football career, Davis signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers but was released in 2015. He played on the practice team for both the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. In 2016, the Jets signed him to a reserve contract but he decided to retire later that year. Davis ended his retirement in May 2017 by signing to the Chicago Bears but was waived four months later.
According to the Free Press, Sherrone Moore, the Michigan Wolverines’ tight end coach and former CMU football staffer, spoke about Davis at a press conference.
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“I send out a lot of prayers to his family, friends, and that whole CMU community. That’s a big loss for someone that wasn’t only a great player on the field but an outstanding human being, an outstanding citizen. That was extremely sad news to hear. I’m going to continue to pray for his family.”
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Tlaib says Dems won’t be successful if they silence Black, brown districts
Similar frustrations have been voiced by other progressive Democrats
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) says that centrist Democrats have blamed progressive Democrats for giving conservative lawmakers “slogans and policies to scare voters,” according to Politico.
This comes after Democrats lost some of their House seats during the election, although they still hold the majority in the House.
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Tlaib is a vocal advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement, has regularly called to defund the police and fervently pushes for policies that help combat climate change.
She says that the accusations from center-left politicians are calls for silencing radical change makers.
“We’re not going to be successful if we’re silencing districts like mine,” Tlaib said, per Politico. “Me not being able to speak on behalf of many of my neighbors right now, many of which are Black neighbors, means me being silenced. I can’t be silent.”
Tlaib says that she is not interested in appearing united if people are not afforded their basic human rights. She is one of a group of progressive Democrats that have circulated a memo about Joe Biden’s presidency, letting center-left lawmakers know that they will not aid and abet any government officials who advocate a lethargic push to end racism and systemic inequality.
“If [voters] can walk past blighted homes and school closures and pollution to vote for Biden-Harris, when they feel like they don’t have anything else, they deserve to be heard,” Tlaib said.
Similar frustrations have been voiced by other progressive Democrats such as House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
As theGrio previously reported, AOC said she might quit politics because of resistance from centrist Democrats.
“We’re always messaging around bipartisanship and how much we love working with Republicans all the time in a lot of these sensitive areas,” AOC said.
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“We need to have an unapologetic agenda, have an actual alternative and counter-messaging that is distinct from the Republican Party instead of trying to play to notions of civility,” she said.
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Find Out How Corporate Racial Equity Programs Could Help Grow Your Business At Black Enterprise’s Entrepreneurs Summit
Months of protests against police brutality and systemic racism shook the world. As a result, corporate America has been compelled to respond to the nation’s history of racial inequities with statements, investments and diversity initiatives. To further tackle such disparities – especially the ever-widening racial wealth gap – many in corporate leadership roles have placed a specific emphasis on the advancement of Black-owned businesses.
But can this renewed commitment from corporate America really level the playing field for Black businesses?
At the virtual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit, an expert panel will tackle this and other questions during the “Investing In Racial Equity,” session, sponsored by J.P. Morgan Wealth Management. The participants include Ted Archer, Executive Director, Global Philanthropy, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; Jehan Crump-Gibson, Managing Partner, Great Lakes Legal Group PLLC; and Derek T. Dingle, Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer for Black Enterprise.
In developing solutions s to address structural racial inequity, many corporations have started taking a long-term view, according to Archer.
“In this current state long-term investments will get us to the point where we have true equity,” he said. “Corporations thrive, our business community thrives when we all have access to the systems that allow us to be contributors.”
For J.P. Morgan specifically, Archer points to the bank’s recent $30 billion five-year commitment to unlock opportunities for Black and other minority-owned businesses. The commitment calls for providing 15,000 loans of up to $2 billion to small businesses in communities of color; an additional $750 million in procurement spending with Black and Latinx vendors; and a new program to help coach entrepreneurs.
He also referred to the entrepreneurial component of JPMC’s two-year-old Advancing Black Pathways initiative. Its Advancing Black Entrepreneurs Coalition – which includes organizations such as the National Urban league, US Black Chambers, National Minority Supplier Development Council and Black Enterprise as members – advises JPMC officials on outreach efforts and programming like the series of webinars to help Black firms pivot in the current business environment as well as engage in loan readiness,.
Crump-Gibson, whose Detroit-based firm represents a number of startups, says that the corporate commitments are admirable and certainly needed, but “it’s going to take some time though.” She maintains that at a time when many cash-strapped entrepreneurs continue to lack access to capital and credit, which is crucial after their companies have been ravaged by the pandemic.
JPMC’s thrust may prove to be a real gamechanger given that African Americans represent nearly 13% of the U.S. population but comprise a mere 4% of the nation’s small business owners.
Crump-Gibson maintains, she added, that partnering with Black-owned businesses will also be a critical component in helping these entrepreneurs access the resources they need. “So, we know that these programs are on the way. But I think we have to do a lot more collaborating with the legislature and more institutions like J.P. Morgan Chase,” she said.
In addition to reviewing corporate programs, the session will offer entrepreneurs advice on how to use their firms as platforms to wealth creation, including:
- Effective ways to manage your business and personal finances
- Engaging in business succession and estate planning
- Building assets, such as commercial real estate
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John Legend says he, Chrissy ‘hold on to things that bring joy’ after loss of son
Legend shared how he and his wife continue to stay encouraged following their tragic loss earlier this year.
During a new interview, singer John Legend shared that he and wife Chrissy Teigen are grateful for the outpouring of support after the tragic loss of their son.
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“We’ve heard from so many people who have gone through it too and it’s been encouraging to be getting so much love and support from so many people who have experienced similar things,” Legend said in a recent conversation with Entertainment Tonight.
As theGrio reported, the couple suffered the loss of their son Jack during Teigan’s pregnancy. The model and host, who has always been open about her fertility struggles, revealed the news on Instagram writing a heartfelt post to her friends, followers, family, and fans.
“We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before,” Teigen wrote. “We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough.”
The couple have two children, Luna, 4 and Miles, 2, who Legend said has kept them in positive spirits despite their grief.
“Whenever we go through personal challenges — and I think challenges as a nation — I think we have to hold on to what makes us optimistic. What makes us hopeful, hold onto the things that bring us joy,” he said to ET. “And in my family, as we’ve gone through a tough year, we hold onto the fact that we have two beautiful kids that we love and are such a beautiful reflection of who we are and what we value.”
The Glory singer also shared his reaction to the 2020 presidential election. Throughout the campaign season, the 11-time Grammy award winner showed support his for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris while criticizing Black celebrities who aligned their politics with President Donald Trump.
Legend dubbed the rappers who support Trump a new hip-hop supergroup called The Sunken Place, theGrio reported, after artists such as Ice Cube became entangled with Republican politics.
“Now, some people see the meanness, the bullying, the selfishness of Donald Trump and they mistake it for strength, a kind of twisted masculinity,” he said during a performance at a Democratic campaign event.
Legend applauded the state of Georgia and the work of politicians such as Stacey Abrams to sustain democracy.
“I felt like Georgia played a key role in getting us there and I wanted to sing them a song to thank them for the true, beautiful work of democracy that was encouraged by people like Stacey Abrams and other people who went out there and registered hundreds of thousands of people to vote,” Legend said to ET.
“That took a lot of work and it took a lot of optimism and it took a lot of faith in democracy. Faith in the people that if we put in the work to get them involved, that they would go out there and make their voices heard. And they did and it’s such a powerful story.”
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The multihyphenate talent also talked about his Netflix project Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. The film features original songs by Legend, Usher and Kiana Ledé, and stars Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, and rising actress Madalen Mills. it hits the streamer on Dec. 11.
Legend is hopeful that the representation in the movie will inspire families who tune in, citing his own children as examples.
“With having kids who are Black and brown, growing up in a world where there’s not a lot of content that shows a positive vision of who they are and what they look like, it’s really powerful that we have this film for our young people that can be on the perennial Christmas canon that show the possibilities that we have as Black and brown people,” he told Entertainment Tonight. “I think it’s pretty beautiful and we’re excited that Get Lifted, our film company, is able to be a part of that.”
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Rapper Mo3 shot dead in Dallas, bystander wounded: report
Rapper Mo3 is presumed dead after a shooting on a Dallas freeway
Dallas rapper Mo3 was reportedly gunned down in broad daylight in a drive-by shooting and died from his injuries on Wednesday.
Mo3, born Melvin Noble, was shot by an unidentified suspect who chased the rapper on foot on I-35E, according to sources close to the investigation, CBS 11 News reported. Mo3, who collaborated with Boosie Badazz on the hit “Errybody (Remix),” was 28 years old.
Police said that Mo3 was riding northbound on I-35E before noon when a suspect got out of his vehicle with a gun and approached Noble’s car. Noble then got out of the vehicle and ran onto the freeway. The suspect pursued him, then shot him multiple times. Officials confirmed that Noble, who has not yet been publicly confirmed as the victim, was shot at least once and possibly in the back of the head.
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Another man who was sitting in his car was also hit by gunfire and transported to the hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the murder and will not publicly confirm the victim was Noble until his next of kin has been notified.
There has been graphic video circulating on social media of a wounded man laying on his back on the highway. However, it is not yet known if the person in the footage is Noble or the bystander.
Noble’s death comes a year after he claimed on Instagram to have been shot in the head TMZ also reported that the rapper was arrested in 2017 following a shooting at a nightclub in Dallas-Fort Worth where one person died.
Earlier this year, he shared with Flaunt the message of hope he wanted to convey to his fans.
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“The Black community and the Hispanic community, we deal with a lot of poverty and struggle,” Mo3 said. “I’m giving a message, I’m giving hope. Me, I’ve been a rapper, but you could do whatever you want. You ain’t limited to one thing. I preach that. Whether it’s my story or the next person’s story, they’re going to feel me.”
Boosie Badazz seemingly reacted to the death of his collaborator on Twitter with a demand that people “stop calling me n texting me.”
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20 percent of recovered COVID-19 patients diagnosed with mental illness within 3 months
COVID-19 could be linked to dementia, insomnia and anxiety according to a study
COVID-19 has greater side effects than we once thought.
A recent study revealed that folks who have been diagnosed with the virus and recovered later suffered from mental health issues. The findings were made in a study published Monday by The Lancet Psychiatry Journal.
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“Survivors of COVID-19 appear to be at increased risk of psychiatric sequelae, and a psychiatric diagnosis might be an independent risk factor for COVID-19. Although preliminary, our findings have implications for clinical services, and prospective cohort studies are warranted.”
The study surveyed a whopping 62,354 patients who contracted the virus between January 20 and August 1. They found 20% of those people within 14 to 90 days of testing positive for the virus were later diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as dementia, insomnia, or anxiety.
“People have been worried that COVID-19 survivors will be at greater risk of mental health problems, and our findings … show this to be likely,” one of the study’s authors, Paul Harrison, told Today. “[Health] services need to be ready to provide care, especially since our results are likely to be underestimates.”
There are currently 10.3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of today, per The New York Times.
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The report also says those who have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder within the last year leading up to pandemic are 65 % more likely to contract the virus.
“As COVID-19 sample sizes and survival times increase, it will be possible to refine these findings and to identify rarer and delayed psychiatric presentations,” per the study. “Prospective cohort studies and inclusive case registers will be valuable to complement electronic health record analyses. It will also be important to explore additional risk factors for contracting COVID-19, and for developing psychiatric disorders thereafter, as some elements might prove to be modifiable.”
The study also mentioned that a smaller Korean study found links between COVID-19 and schizophrenia only.
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William Kennard Achieves Milestone With Appointment As Chairman Of AT&T
There has been a major milestone in the diversification of corporate board leadership: William E. Kennard has been appointed chairman of AT&T, the world’s largest telecommunications and media company. The appointment holds great significance in that the former FCC Chairman now represents a handful of African Americans who have risen to lead corporate governance at the nation’s largest publicly traded companies.
A member of the BLACK ENTERPRISE Registry of Corporate Directors, Kennard will assume the position at the $181 billion leviathan effective January 2021, upon the retirement of the Randall Stephenson, its current executive chairman of the board.
Among African Americans who currently serve in that leadership role at S&P 500 corporations include Microsoft Chairman John Thompson; Cigna Chairman Isaiah Harris, Jr.; CenterPoint Energy Executive Chairman Milton Carroll; and Merck & Co, Chairman Kenneth Frazier, who is CEO of the pharmaceutical giant as well. Other African Americans who have risen to board chairman positions have been Kenneth Chenault, retired chairman and CEO of American Express; Ursula Burns, former chair and CEO of Xerox; and Richard Parsons, ex-chairman of Citigroup.
“It’s an honor to be selected to serve as chairman of AT&T’s board of directors,” Kennard said in a released statement. “On behalf of the board, I want to thank Randall for his outstanding leadership and countless contributions as chairman. We wish him all the best. I look forward to working with our CEO and fellow board member John Stankey and the entire board to continue creating long-term value for all stakeholders – investors, customers, employees and the communities we serve.”
Stephenson said in a released statement: “Bill’s deep knowledge of communications, media and technology, proven leadership and broad experience across capital markets and government uniquely positions him to serve as AT&T’s new chairman. He is an outstanding choice to lead our board of talented directors who possess diverse expertise and experience.”
Kennard has been an AT&T board member since 2014, and currently serves on the corporate governance and nominating committee and public policy and corporate reputation committee.
His career experience and global influence spans government as well as the telecommunications, media and finance industries. He was FCC chairman from 1997 to 2001 and the agency’s general counsel from 1993 to 1997. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union.
Kennard also has held posts with The Carlyle Group, a global asset management firm, at which he led investments in the telecommunications and media sectors, and the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand (now DLA Piper), where he was a partner and member of the board of directors.
He also serves on the boards of Duke Energy Corporation, Ford Motor Company and MetLife, Inc.
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‘Real Housewives’ star Mary Cosby explains why she married her step-grandfather
‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ will premiere on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo
Mary Cosby turned a lot of heads when it was revealed that she’s married to her step-grandfather, Robert Cosby, Sr. But Mary doesn’t have any problems with telling her story.
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People released a sneak peek video of the first episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and in it, Cosby reveals that it was her grandmother’s wish for her to marry her then step-grandfather. So much so that she made the marriage a condition of the inheritance her granddaughter claimed.
Robert founded the Faith Temple Pentecostal Church with Mary’s grandmother, Dr. Rosemary Redmon Cosby, according to Refinery29. Redmond died of heart failure in 1997 at the age of 65, and a messy battle for her multi-million dollar estate ensued. Per Refinery 29, her daughter, Rosalind Cazares, was awarded $1 million after she accused her then-45-year-old stepfather of involvement in Redmon Cosby’s death.
Ultimately Mary did wed her step-grandfather and inherit her grandmother’s estate. The couple has a teenage son and they’ve been married for over two decades. Mary now runs the church, which has several different branches in Utah and Indiana, with her husband.
She says she ignores trolls and critics of her marriage, believing people will eventually move past the scandal.
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“I am the first lady of our church,” Mary said. “It was inherited through my grandmother. I don’t like to be called a pastor because that’s like, an old lady.”
Mary says that the unusual arrangement has brought nothing but blessings to her life.
“They’ll get over it,” she says in the video. “Just digest it.”
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City will air on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo.
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