Pandemic Hits Black-Owned Businesses; Fact Checking George Floyd Death Rumors
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English - June 17, 2020 18:06 - 42 minutes - ★★★★ - 703 ratingsArts comedy news books science entrepreneurship interview health culture politics business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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According to new research, the COVID-19 shutdown has disproportionately impacted black-owned businesses. We talk with Ron Busby, president of U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Also, the police killing of George Floyd sparked hundreds of rumors and conspiracy theories, many circulated over social media. We speak with Snopes.com editor Bond Huberman about the various myths she and her colleagues have been dispelling.