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Senator Tim Scott on HBCU legislation

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Sep.15 -- Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) discusses how federal agencies can support HBCUs with Bloomberg’s David Westin at HBCUs: The Path to Prosperity, a Bloomberg Equality virtual briefing.
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Smith: Job Skills Will Be the Next Generation Challenge

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Jan.18 -- Robert Smith, founder and chief executive officer at Vista Equity Partners, discusses using technology to solve society's problems and the challenge of bringing skills and jobs to the next generation. He speaks from the World...
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CLEAN : Blacks still struggle 50 years after MLK

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CLEAN : Blacks still struggle 50 years after MLK
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Equal Justice Under Law Is Not a Reality, Says Merck CEO

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Jul.08 -- Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Frazier, a lawyer by trade, talks about the fight for equal justice under the law. He appears on "Leadership Live With David Rubenstein."
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NAACP Says More Money Needs to Go to Small Businesses

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Jul.24 -- NAACP President and Chief Executive Officer Derrick Johnson talks about how another stimulus act could impact the African-American community. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
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J&J Starts Testing Single-Dose Covid Vaccine

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Sep.24 -- Johnson & Johnson has begun dosing up to 60,000 volunteers in a study of its Covid-19 vaccine, marking the first big U.S. trial of an inoculation that may work after just one shot. Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels appears...
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AG Announces Civil Rights Investigation Into George Floyd's Death

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The Justice Department will look into whether any federal civil rights laws were violated in the death of Minnesota man George Floyd.
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Minority Voting in the Midterms

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In this edition of Bloomberg Equality, Emory University Professor Andra Gillespie discusses minority voter turnout in the midterm elections. Gillespie spoke with David Westin on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." Follow Bloomberg for...
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Democrat supporters discuss President Obama's election campaign

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Those supporting the re-election campaign of US President Barack Obama hope that, by hosting the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) convention in North Carolina, the party will re-energise African-American voter support in the...
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Words With Willie

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Oct. 29 -- John Heilemann asks Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco, about Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Democrats' chances on Nov. 4. Filmed in San Francisco's St. Regis hotel, where Brown lives. (Source: Bloomberg)
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How Essence Engages Its Audience

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Nov. 5 -- Essence Communications President Michelle Ebanks discusses the results of Essence's new research study on media consumption habits with Bloomberg's Trish Regan on ""Street Smart."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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Trump Says Anti-Semitic Threats Are Horrible and Sad

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Feb.21 -- President Donald Trump speaks about protecting the freedom of all Americans against bigotry, intolerance, and hatred during a visit to the African American History Museum.
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Justice Ginsburg Explains the Origin of 'The Notorious R.B.G.'

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Oct.02 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of the most well-known justices on the bench today and possibly ever. She talks about her fame and how the nickname, "the Notorious R.B.G.," came to be. This is part one of...
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Fed's Powell Sees Gradual Rate Hikes as Best Path 'For Now'

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Jul.17 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell explains the Fed's rate path approach in his statement before the Senate Banking Committee.
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Sanders Has the Best Shot to Win the Democratic Nomination, Strategist Rocha Says

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Feb.19 -- Chuck Rocha, Solidarity Strategies president and senior adviser to the Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign, discusses Sanders jumping into the 2020 presidential race. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on...
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Robert Smith and Michael Lomax on HBCUs: The Path to Prosperity

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Sep.14 -- Systemic barriers continue to persist in philanthropy when it comes to support for Black-serving nonprofits and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) These organizations receive just a sliver of the billions of...
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Inside An Unexpected Vaccination Site: The Barber Shop

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Health authorities hope to boost vaccinations among Black Americans by partnering with barbershops and hair salons.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland Bans Federal Executions

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Garland said he's imposing the moratorium as he works to make sure everyone is being treated fairly and humanely in the criminal justice system.
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Parties Approach Voters on Wrong Issues: Peebles

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Oct. 21 -- R. Donahue Peebles, chairman and chief executive officer at The Peebles Corporation and vice chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks with Betty Liu about the outreach of the Republican and Democratic parties to women...
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Chalk Talk with Guy Cecil

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Oct. 23 -- The DSCC executive director gives us the Cliff's Notes on how the Democrats will win almost every Senate race in the country. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Rep. Waters: Trump Has No Credibility on Black Community

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Sept. 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, reacts to the U.S. presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. She speaks during an interview with Bloomberg's Oliver Renick and Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg...
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Biden Pledges to Stand By Urban League

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In a speech to the National Urban League's 13th Annual Legislative Policy Conference, Vice President Joe Biden promised to continue to work with them to raising living and working standards for African Americans and fighting racial...
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Congressional Black Caucus Denounce Trump

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday called Donald Trump a "disgusting fraud" and demanded that he apologize to President Barack Obama for repeatedly challenging the first African-American president's U.S. citizenship...