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  Robert F. Smith, the private equity billionaire who is the nation’s richest Black person, said on Thursday that large corporations should use 2% of their annual net income for the next decade to empower minority communities. Smith made the comments after circulating a plan among CEOs that first calls on big banks to capitalize on the financial institutions that service Black-owned businesses and minority-run entrepreneurial ventures. In a keynote address, he gave at the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, Smith, 57, said Black and minority communities have been abandoned by large banks and are starved of the capital needed to build businesses and local institutions. Smith argued that pumping in what he described as “reparative” capital and investing directly in financial architecture would be a fast way to advance economic justice for Black Americans. “Nowhere is structural racism more apparent than in corporate America,” Smith said. “If you think about structural racism and ac...

  It appears that SpaceX has managed its first successful launch and landing sequence of a Starship prototype, as SN15 took off Wednesday afternoon and returned to the pad in Boca Chica, TX.  It landed in one piece and as the official live stream ended there's still a small methane fire at the base, but so far has remained intact. Elon Musk tweeted "Starship landing nominal" as he prepares for his appearance on Saturday Night Live, and a stream from observers in the area shows that SN15 continues to stand on the pad.   The SN11 vehicle didn't make it back to the ground, while SN10 landed briefly before exploding after landing too hard and crushing its legs. With one successful high-altitude test under its belt, SpaceX has moved much closer to its vision of reusable Starships that fly to the ISS, the Moon, around the Earth, and beyond. 

CEO of Good Steward LLC, Financial Coach, and Author Shawn D. Rochester discusses his new book, "The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America". He examines the various costs associated with being Black in America, as well as what the Black community and concerned advocates can do to help close the wealth gap.​ Get the book here: https://blacktaxed.com/ ​ Moderated by Shadan Deleveaux​.  

  A memorial service is being held for late rapper DMX on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. The service is only for close friends and family and will be live-streamed. On Sunday, April 25 another memorial service is being held at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn at 2:30 p.m. ET. DMX, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 after suffering a heart attack. The live stream will begin at 4 p.m. ET

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  Ghana’s former president John Jerry Rawlings has been laid in state at the Accra International conference center. Large numbers of Ghanaians and sympathizers as well as invited dignitaries are paying their last respects. Mourners are respecting coronavirus social distancing measures and wearing face masks. On Tuesday, January 26, the president and vice president, along with their respective spouses, other high ranking members of the judiciary and legislature will say their final goodbyes Rawlings passed away at Ghana’s premier public health facility, the Korle-Bu teaching hospital in the capital on November 12, 2020. He was 73 years old at the time of his death. The reason for his passing has not been disclosed.

Plum Island Beach is a beautiful New England barrier island offering locals and visitors an opportunity to explore, play, and relax.  A family-friendly Newburyport attraction, Plum Island Beach offers many fun and interesting things to do.  Discover amazing bird watching and the natural beauty of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.   Enjoy fishing, boating, kayaking or just playing and relaxing on the beach. Plum Island is named for the beach plum shrubs that grow in the dunes and is 11 miles in length.  The North Point of the Island is where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Merrimack River at the mouth of the Newburyport Harbor. Some pictures from Plum Island.