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Black-owned businesses fear federal relief may not be enough

When Kim Harris and her partners opened the craft beer bar and pub Harlem Hops in New York in 2018, it was a long-fermenting vision brought to life after years of raising capital, sourcing products and executing a savvy business plan. But then COVID-19 happened. The pandemic

Michelle Obama ‘Becoming’ doc coming to Netflix

A documentary chronicling Michelle Obama’s travels through more than 30 cities for the book tour of her bestselling memoir “Becoming” will be released on Netflix next week, Obama announced Monday. “Those months I spent traveling — meeting and connecting with people in cities across the

Ohio election to test vote by mail during coronavirus crisis

WASHINGTON — Ohio will try to not be like Wisconsin on Tuesday as the state hopes to prove it is possible to successfully hold an election during the coronavirus pandemic — if done it’s almost entirely by mail. Ohio abruptly canceled its March 17 Democratic presidential primary hours before voters