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Black unemployment may be at an all-time low, but that’s not an immediate (or longterm) solution to the wage gap between Black and white people that has continued to grow wider. Hell, it was just three days ago that the country observed Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which brought attention to that fact that Black women need to work an additional 219 days in order to earn the same compensation that white men make in a single calendar year. In a mind-blowing example of far behind the financial 8-ball Black folks are, a report late last year found that the average Black Bostonian’s net worth was just $1. The fact of the matter is that most Black people in America are pretty much short on expendable cash, thanks in no small part to the lack of inherited wealth they receive compared to their white counterparts. Considering those damning statistics above, it was no wonder that Black Twitter reacted with a collective side-eye to … [Read more...] about Black Twitter Reacts To The #tipthebill Viral Challenge With A Collective Side-Eye

David Lindquist Indianapolis Star Published 7:08 p.m. UTC Aug 10, 2018 Kool & the Gang brought decades of hit songs to the Indiana State Fair Thursday. Playing the Chevrolet Free Stage, the band boasts a discography spanning influential funk tunes "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging" to mainstream favorites "Fresh," "Joanna" and "Celebration." Kool & the Gang's touring lineup features 10 members, including four co-founders who have played together since 1964: bass player Robert "Kool" Bell, tenor saxophone player Ronald Bell, alto saxophone player Dennis Thomas and drummer George Brown. Hanson, the trio known for 1997 smash hit "MMMBop," will perform Friday at the Free Stage. Concert mystery: Abrupt end to Rascal Flatts show leaves Indiana fans puzzled Best Things: Vote for your favorite restaurants, bands and more Check out some tweets documenting Kool & the Gang's visit to Indiana: IndianapoLIST: Obsessed with Indianapolis? Subscribe to our newsletter … [Read more...] about Twitter reacts to Kool & the Gang getting down with Indiana State Fair audience

By Buck Sexton Opinion Contributor So another social media giant has decided to take action based upon the public outcry over mean speech, this time it’s Twitter. Up until this point, Twitter had been an outlier, while platforms like Facebook had decided that they were going to do more to prevent nasty things from being said online, they were going to de-platform some of the worst offenders. Twitter had been holding out. They’d been holding the line in favor of more speech, even if that includes some of the nastiest things you would see on the internet. But then the social justice left got even louder. And now, we’re hearing from Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, that there will, in fact, be changes to the algorithm. They will make moves now to prevent people from being able to share the worst kinds of thoughts online. Now, look, this is a private company. This is something that they can do. So it’s not a first amendment issue in terms of government … [Read more...] about Buck Sexton: Twitter’s plan to evolve policies is ‘really troubling’