The Forecast: A New Day

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In this first segment of the Independence Edition of “The Forecast: A New Day,” I interview Retired Brigadier General, Henry Taylor to a conversation on what it means to be a Black American at the intersection of our pandemic, racial unrest, and the upcoming election cycle.   Recorded Sunday, July 5, 2020. Charleston, SC

Progress...slow and steady.

Went out in search of comfort food tonight. If I were in the District, it would be “FOOD FOR LIFE, Supreme”

Ahead of early June primaries. 

Source: CNBC

As of 6:30 a.m. ET, $338 billion in loans have been approved, per an official with the Small Business Administration. By the 10 a.m. ET hour, the agency had posted a message on its website."The SBA is currently unable to accept new applications for the Paycheck Protection Program based on available appropriations funding," the notice read. "Similarly, we are unable to enroll new PPP lenders at this time."What it means: The Small Business Administration sent a notice to banks Wednesday night making clear the allocated funds for the program were on the verge of being exhausted, according to a copy sent to CNN.

Ella Baker

Trailer out now.