Associated Press Article Reprint Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. is offering buyouts to 1,700 workers, mainly call-center employees and technicians, as it continues to shrink its wireline business. The offer applies to less than 1
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Jay-Z Influence on the Nets Eclipse his Ownership Stake
With Arena, Rapper Rewrites Celebrity Investors’ Playbook By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Article Reprint When the developer Bruce Ratner set out to buy the New Jersey Nets and build an arena for them in Brooklyn, he
Read moreUS Should End all Aid to Israel
Former US Senator against American Support for Middle East By: Sherwood Ross Article Reprint The U.S. should end all aid to Israel if it attacks Iran, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk says. It should
Read moreDon’t Play for a Pro Team. Own it
List of Blacks who invested in sports teams, or came close to it Courtesy of www.Root.com Article Reprint A number of African Americans have tried to buy NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball teams. Only
Read moreOwnership is Rare Air for Blacks in Sports
Jarrod Horton Staff Writer There are four major giants that control the majority of popular sports in America. They are the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and the
Read moreWhy Spotify Doesn’t Make Sense for Musicians: 70,000 Listens Earns Less tha $300
Phenomenal listening powers! (Itty bitty payouts to artists.) By: Robinson Meyer Article Reprint How well does Spotify work for musicians? Actually, pretty badly. Zoë Keating, a cellist, composer, and occasional Radiolab guest, has released
Read moreChicago’s “Sin Tax” Targets the Poor
Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Maybe it’s just me, but living in Chicago has become more of a difficult task as of late. Not because of violence or the weather. True Chicagoans can handle that. No
Read more$5 Dollar Gas, 50 Cent Postage Stamps
By Bob Greene Article Reprint (CNN) — Remember those carefree days when a gallon of gas was only $5? And when you could cheerfully mail a letter for the rock-bottom price of 50 cents?
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