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As Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth’s and Uncle Ben’s set to disappear from American kitchens, a look back at their racist origins
‘The Aunt Jemima caricature was a product of the white imagination and the minstrel shows of 19th-century America.’
My friends shame me for being 26 and making $105,000 — far more than they earn. ‘I secretly feel like I’m paid too much’
‘When I get a raise or a promotion at work I want to be able to celebrate with my friends, and not feel like they’ll judge me or make snide remarks about my salary.’
Here’s what Americans have been splurging on during quarantine
‘With the increased financial pressure and job insecurity, many consumers will redistribute their spending.’
Suze Orman urges investors to ‘stay away’ from traditional 401(k)s, especially in the current climate
The personal-finance celeb offered up some advice on what investors should be doing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Can my dog or cat get coronavirus? New FDA video warns pet owners about spreading COVID-19
Here’s how to take care of pets during the pandemic.
George Floyd’s daughter is Disney’s latest shareholder — another child shareholder says the stock helped change her life
Disney has been the top seller on GiveAshare.com since the stock-gifting platform was founded in 2002.
These homeowners are seeking mortgage forbearance and their reasons why say a lot about the economy
A mortgage lender CEO shares his firm’s experience as borrowers grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and recession.
‘It’s alarming to look at how many Americans used these funds to keep a roof over their head’
U.S. retail sales jumped by 17.7% in May. Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast an 8.5% increase.
5 ways to support black-owned businesses: ‘It’s not rocket science — people just choose not to do it’
Spending money at black-owned businesses is a way to address racial inequities long after protests are over.
Just 3 in 10 people working outside the home get hazard pay, despite ‘pervasive fear’ of bringing coronavirus home
This fear exists ‘especially among vulnerable workers with the least bargaining power, such as Black and Hispanic workers and low- and middle-income workers.’
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Jobless claims set to top 1 million again, but what’s worse is the agonizingly slow decline in people getting unemployment benefits
New applications for unemployment benefits filed during the coronavirus pandemic are likely to top 48 million in mid-June, but such shocking numbers don’t tell us as much anymore about the health of U.S. labor market. Here’s how to tell how quickly the jobs market is recovering.
‘More police officers are shot and killed by blacks than police officers kill African-Americans,’ claims former New York Mayor Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani offers his perspective to Fox News on rising concerns that the police disproportionately kill black Americans.
Trump asked China’s Xi to buy U.S. farm products to help him win re-election, Bolton book says
President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to buy U.S. farm products in order to help him win agricultural states in the November election, according to a new book by former national security adviser John Bolton.
Fed’s Mester backs keeping interest rates at zero until 2023
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester on Wednesday said ‘very accommodative’ monetary policy will be needed to return the economy to full employment.
U.K. approves use of life-saving coronavirus drug dexamethasone in ‘biggest breakthrough yet’ — it costs £5 per patient
U.K. scientists and the government have approved the use of dexamethasone — the first coronavirus drug that has been shown to save lives.
