Luz Stella Murgas, presidenta de Naturgas, estuvo en 6AM para hablar de cómo funcionaría el racionamiento de gas natural que prepara el Gobierno por mantenimiento de planta Spec.

Armando Novoa, jefe del equipo negociador del Gobierno nacional con la Segunda Marquetalia de ‘Iván Márquez’, estuvo en 6AM para abordar las especulaciones sobre la muerte del guerrillero disidente.

En 6AM de Caracol Radio estuvo Alfred Ballesteros, director de la CAR, para hablar sobre en qué consiste el proyecto con el que pretenden enfrentar la crisis del agua.

Juan Gil, vocero de los agricultores de cebolla de Boyacá, habló sobre cuáles son las afectaciones que están dejando las importaciones para los cebolleros del país

La gobernadora del Tolima, Adriana Magali Matiz, estuvo en 6AM para ampliar la información sobre la Feria Internacional del Café en Planadas.

Carlos Fernando Galán, alcalde de Bogotá, habló en 6AM sobre qué pasará con la ampliación de la Avenida Boyacá 

El secretario de Seguridad Bogotá, César Restrepo recomendó en 6AM a los ciudadanos tomar rutas alternas, porque las inundaciones continúan.

El secretario de Seguridad Bogotá, César Restrepo recomendó en 6AM a los ciudadanos tomar rutas alternas porque las inundaciones continúan, mientras que el concejal Samir Abisambra alertó por nuevas emergencias.

Carlos Fernando Galán, alcalde de Bogotá, hizo hincapié en cuáles son las principales causas de las inundaciones en la Autopista Norte 

Rodrigo Negrete, director de la ANLA, aseguró que una vez subsanen los problemas actuales, esta organización tomará una nueva decisión dentro de tres meses

Daniela Gómez Rivas, viceministra de Defensa, hizo hincapié en 6AM sobre qué acciones están tomando ante los recientes ataques en la zona

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Viceministra de Defensa en 6AM 

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The American novelist spoke to Eleanor Wachtel in 2018 about her book New People.

Matt Wright and Charlie Demers make waves in St. John’s, Newfoundland when they discuss if the Atlantic Ocean is superior to the Pacific Ocean. Then, Bree Parsons and Nikki Payne bring a wealth of wit when they decide if growing up poor makes you a stronger person.

In 2020, pivotal events ushered in a season of antiracism rhetoric in the U.S. The brutal deaths of unarmed black Americans at the hands of police officers and white vigilantes, and the disproportionately harsh impact of COVID-19 in the black American community, launched the nation into a discussion about systemic racism. Unfortunately, it seems likely that the 2020 antiracism discourse was merely seasonal rather than enduring, and unlikely to result in meaningful change. 

Black American’s vulnerability in the face of systemic racism is not limited to death, sickness and injury as a result of COVID-19 or antiblack bias in police departments. Our vulnerability is precipitated by things like lack of access to nonpredatory financial services. This is just one of the contexts that compromise black Americans’ economic survival. Unacknowledged systemic racism destroys the wealth and wellbeing of black individuals, families and communities, sometimes causing working and middle-class black Americans to plummet into poverty. As 2020 comes to a close, an election that threatened democracy in the U.S. and the existential threats of an uncontrolled pandemic, eclipse a system of intentional antiblack racism on the part of the financial institutions that engaged in predatory mortgage lending in the years leading up to and beyond the 2008 recession. It is now well documented that lenders, brokers, and mortgage servicers engaged in conduct that was fraudulent and misleading. The mortgage market charged excessively high rates and fees, engaged in high-pressure sales tactics, imposed unnecessarily harsh prepayment penalties, and distorted loan structures to avoid the application of consumer protection statutes.  But, more than a decade later, many black Americans are still fighting to prevent financial institutions from taking away their homes. 

In a book I coauthored with Dr. Janis Sarra, a law professor at the University of British Columbia, Predatory Lending and the Destruction of the African American Dream (Cambridge University Press, 2020), we describe new iterations of predation that continue to target black consumers years after financial institutions settled litigation that alleged pervasive fraud on their part for steering black Americans into predatory subprime loans. But these renovated predatory practices are obscured by the nation’s focus on COVID-19 and a vitriolic election season. Meanwhile, more black Americans will lose their homes even after investing all or most of their wealth in attempts to keep them. This reality requires the calls for moratoriums on mortgage foreclosures to be answered in the affirmative.

Some of the most significant corporate commitments have come from JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, AMEX, Bank of America, PayPal, Salesforce and Chase.  These large corporate commitments do not account for the other minority-focused investments, such as JP Morgan's initiative to lend more openly to minority owned businesses and black and brown home purchasers.  The corporate giving trend is fueled by changing expectations of younger employees and progressive consumers that expect corporations to become serious about corporate responsibilities to social issues and causes.  Advocates argue that these corporate commitments will not be enough to achieve racial equity in housing, employment and policing, but acknowledge that if these corporations are serious about their commitments, that it can mark an important start.  "'The world is changing, and the expectations of how companies engage are changing,' said Brandee McHale, Citi’s head of community investing and development."

ABC News reports that "[s]ince late May, Grabois said, financial commitments by companies to racial equity causes have grown 'exponentially larger' than any other cause other than COVID-19. A report by McKinsey & Company, which tracked corporate responses from May to October, found that of the top 1,000 U.S. companies, 18% made internal commitments, like diversifying their hiring, and 22% pledged to promote racial equity through donations or other means."

Whether corporate giving to racial equity causes results in systemic change and reform remains to be seen.  Holding corporations to their commitments will likely be an important undertaking.

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Lane Cove Masters’ swimmer John De Vries romped to four gold medals and a Pan Pacific record on the Gold Coast last month.

Después de una larga investigación, el documentalista David Baute llega a una conclusión. “A estas alturas ya no podemos ir con muchos paños calientes”, dice. via Pocket

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Green Dragon, one of Colorado’s largest cannabis companies, is preparing to cease operations.

Several Colorado cities have been "zoom-bombed" by people making offensive remarks from afar while shrouded in anonymity.

"Donald Trump is not a politician who guards his words carefully to avoid offending anyone. But we don't need a politician now." -- Angie Many, Eckert

State Rep. Matt Soper, a Delta Republican whose district covers Grand Junction, called the situation “appalling.”

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Tower Of Power, Marcus Miller, Nubya Garcia, Miles Davis and Leon Ware!

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Nate Smith, James Brown, Bonobo, Poncho Sanchez and the Bahama Soul Club!

The racing legend is a 16-time NHRA champion and the owner of a record eight Funny Car wins on Thunder Mountain

As a child, Antron Brown’s trips to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, were a source of inspiration.

Los representantes de CBZ Management han creado una campaña pública para culpar los problemas del complejos de apartamentos de Aurora a las actividades recientes de las pandillas.

Catch the comedic duo in White Chicks this week.

Vice Chancellor Nefertiti Walker says she's investigating.

The Boogaloo Bois member fired shots at a police station.

The contractor says the company ignored racist behavior.

Police are investigating it as a potential hate crime.

The slur was heard during a broadcast of the game.

He was trying to get the attention of a mascot.

Osaka's rep said "bully" reporter tried to "intimidate" her.

She still had a year left in her contract.

The game had to be ended early.