That’s what a friend asked me as Bitcoin reached $28k for the first time. Below is how I replied. This year is different because institutions and corporations are adopting Bitcoin. Institutions see Bitcoin’s potential as a global store of value and a hedge against inflation. We are witnessing historic monetary inflation. Twenty-four percent of all […]
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Joe Biden continues to assure the world that America is ready to take its place at the head of the table and lead the nations of the world. But this hubristic assertion makes one wonder if the soon-to-be 46th president of the United States has been dozing for the past 47 months. The people who
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A proposed private meeting between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and social worker Anjanette Young, the victim of a botched “no knock” raid by the Chicago Police Department, was called off after the mayor reportedly declined to participate in a public forum with the victim. The development came one day after a women’s 700 member coalition held
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Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is alerting the automobile industry, along with private party vehicle sellers, of a new federal odometer disclosure rule that increases the amount of time odometer readings must be declared at the time of a vehicle sale. The new federal rule takes effect Jan. 1, 2021. The new federal rule,
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I was eager to watch the State of the City address this year. Our city, our state and our country have dealt with unprecedented issues throughout 2020. However, by the end of our mayor’s remarks, I was unsure of where we stood as a community. The State of the City Address has always been used
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A big story that has surfaced recently involves four African American youths, ages 18–24, who held a mentally challenged white youth in bondage while they tortured him. The perpetrators are now in custody and will stand trial for the dastardly act. Allegedly, they shouted racial epithets at their captive, and used the name Trump while
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The impact of a master teacher is difficult to measure. Data-driven pundits insist on a direct correlation of standardized test scores or some similar yardsticks of convention. In truth, it is impossible to quantify the ripple effect of inspiration. Earlier this week, a Bloomington church just off the campus of Indiana University was packed with
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One of our hopes for the New Year is that the African American community would strive to seek new ways to unify in order to be prepared to face the challenges that are bound to be revealed in the wake of a Donald Trump presidency. This wishful thinking was tentatively dashed to shreds by a
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