Black Friday arrives in a country grappling with economic instability and high unemployment rates for Black women, leading to a boycott movement urging shoppers to keep their money and attention away from companies that profit from silence while Black households are struggling.
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AI Isn’t Killing Jobs—Yet. But Entry-Level Workers and Middle Managers Should Be Watching Closely
AI is changing the workforce, but mass job losses have yet to occur, with reports showing AI usage increasing and labor productivity gains, while some entry-level roles may be at risk and the shift favors highly-skilled workers and larger firms.
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Kohl’s in Plainfield among 27 stores closing in April
Kohl’s is closing 27 underperforming stores, including one in Plainfield, Illinois, due to a shift to online shopping and the closure of a nearby Wal-Mart.
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FILM REVIEW: Disney’s Jungle Cruise
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, can the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN magic work again? I’m not sure this is a billion-dollar franchise, but Johnson and Blunt pull off a fun, even if predictable, movie in the latest Disney blockbuster.
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Baltimore Writer, Producer and Director Continues to Shine in Hollywood
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a live interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s morning news show, “Let It Be Known,” Cuffie-Jones explained that she just wrapped on directing her first feature film, “Twice Bitten,” scheduled for a fall release and the second season of “Stuck With You,” a hit that’s streaming on the ALLBLK network.
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Elizabeth Keckley, Thirty Years a Slave, Four Years in the White House
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the book, “Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House,” Elizabeth Keckley, details her life as a slave who purchased her freedom and then worked in the White House for two U.S. first ladies – Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln, and Varina Davis, the wife of President Jefferson Davis.
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Award-winning filmmaker, genealogist reveals intimate truth and personal histories of Upper 9th Ward Desire Community
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This story of trials and tribulations teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of pushing through when times get tough, learning to fight against all odds. (It tells) how many people in Desire preserved with grit and courage,” said Leonard Smith III, genealogist and award-winning filmmaker.
