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Eric Jerome Dickey, Bestselling Author Whose Novels Focused on Black Life, Dies at 59

Much of Dickey’s work, including 1996’s Sister, Sister was centered around strong Black female characters. He authored 29 books and sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. (Image credit: Charley Gallay/Getty Images)

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Why VC funding is falling out of favor with top D2C brands

Ali Kriegsman Contributor Share on Twitter Ali Kriegsman is co-founder and COO of Bulletin, a B2B wholesale marketplace. A Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient, her first book, “How to Build a Goddamn Empire,” comes out in April 2021. In 2020,

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Cannabis stocks soar, Big Tech sinks following Georgia elections – CNN

Cannabis stocks soar, Big Tech sinks following Georgia elections  CNN Georgia Senate Election: Live Map and Results  The New York Times Updating: The Latest From Washington — And Georgia  FiveThirtyEight Four years later in Georgia, Trump implosion destroys the Republican Party  USA TODAY Liz

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The NYSE will delist three Chinese telecoms after all

The New York Stock Exchange announced this morning that it will be delisting three major Chinese telecom companies, a move that it first announced last week before seeming to reverse course on Monday. This is all happening in response to

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At $35 to $39 per share, Poshmark’s IPO could 5x its last private valuation

The new year is off to a busy IPO start. As The Exchange reported a few weeks ago, investors anticipate a busy Q1 IPO cycle, followed by a slower Q2 and a busy Q3 and Q4. With Affirm releasing an

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WATCH LIVE: Georgia Secretary of State’s office delivers remarks on Senate runoff elections

Officials from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will deliver remarks Jan. 6 as vote counting continues following yesterday’s Senate runoff elections.

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WATCH LIVE: Georgia Secretary of State’s office delivers remarks on Senate runoff elections

Officials from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will deliver remarks Jan. 6 as vote counting continues following yesterday’s Senate runoff elections.

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Jerusalem film festival announces in-person dates for August 2021

Annual film event for 2020 was postponed twice, then ultimately took place online for digital viewing

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Moderna said sending 300,000 doses to Israel within days, as shot gets EU’s okay

First shipment of vaccine set to arrive Thursday after the Jewish state, pushing ahead with inoculation campaign, approved it earlier this week

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Extra Crunch Live is back in 2021, connecting founders with tech giants and each other

In April 2020, when the entire world was laser-focused on the coronavirus pandemic, we realized that startupland was in unprecedented territory. How should startups navigate fundraising, operations, and better understand the market?  In a matter of a couple weeks, we

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