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Richard Parsons, prominent Black executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76

Dec. 26, 2024 23:36 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited “unanticipated...

National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale

Oct. 07, 2024 15:15 PM EDT

In 2010, Dreama Gentry met Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a much-lauded nonprofit that supports youth from birth through college in a roughly 100-block area of central Harlem. The program was an inspiration for Gentry, who had launched a college-access program in rural...

Last call at 4 a.m. in California? Governor says yes for one private club in LA Clippers' new arena

Oct. 02, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but the state will soon carve out an exception to allow alcohol to be served until 4 a.m. for one private, members-only club located in the Los Angeles Clippers’ new state-of-the-art arena. The new law...