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Speaker 1 (00:02):
B I in News is Hour. I'm Andrea Colman coming up.
New York's Attorney general looks to have a discarded judgment
against the president reinstate it. A former federal worker sads
light on the rising unemployment rate of Black Americans. A
famous black actor says, technically we have been mispronouncing his name.
But have we admidding farewell to a man of courage,
determination and black resilience? At first, here's BN News Now.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Black New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's staying
in the race and has no plans to drop out,
despite reports Trump wants him out to help. Andrew Cuomo
beat s rand Mom, Donnie, this.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
Tootos shirt that I'm wearing, that says every Adams, mayor
of the City.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
Of New York. I'm going to wear that for another
four years.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
Adams called Cuomo quote a snake and a liar in quote,
and dismissed polls showing him trailing. The US House likely
will not vote to extend the Federal Law Enforcement Surgeon
DC before it expires next week. Speaker Mike Johnson says
Black may or Muria Bowser's cooperation with federal law enforcement
is concerned. The House is also considering other bills to
increase federal control over DC, including lowering the age minors

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can be prosecuted as adults. And Black unemployment rose to
seven point five percent in August, the highest since twenty
twenty one, widening the gap with white workers. Critic explained
President Trump's economic policies, while Democrats say regaining Congress in
twenty twenty six is key to helping black workers. I'm
imb paytent with bi in News. Now back to you, Andrea.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Thanks Amber. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is black,
is appealing the tossing of President Trump's massive penalty in
the civil fraud case she brought against him. James's office
filed to notice yesterday indicating it will ask the state's
highest court to reinstate the three hundred and fifty five
million dollar judgment against Trump, his oldest sons, and his businesses.
Last month, in appeals court ruled that the penalty, which

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topped five hundred million dollars with interest, is excessive and
violates the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution. Judge author
And Gorin ruled the last year that Trump bled on
financial statements Silenders and ordered him to pay the multi
million dollar judgment. As we have been reporting, the latest
unemployment numbers from the US Labor Department shows the unemployment
rate for many Americans has changed very little in the

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last month at four point three percent, but the rate
for African Americans was worse than hoped. Based on the numbers,
three hundred and nineteen thousand Black women have lost their
jobs since February of this year. Some experts blame the
losses on federal job cuts, which included this black former
worker in the US Department of Education. She says, a
hurt from losing her job runs deep.

Speaker 4 (02:28):
Trust in government is so broken. I have no idea
when or if that trust can ever be regained. I've
had an opportunity to serve across many administrations, and there's
always change and it is expected, but the level of
brokenness that has occurred is like any other time I've

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ever seen.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
The latest numbers did show unemployment among white and Hispanic
women has decreased. So when speaking of the highly acclaimed
Black Acta Denzel Washington, is his name Denzel or Denzil?
Take a listen to the answer he gave Jimmy Kimmel
when appearing on his show recently.

Speaker 3 (03:08):
My name is not pronounced Denzel. My name is pronounced Denzil.

Speaker 4 (03:12):
Oh.

Speaker 3 (03:12):
I'm Denzil Junior. My father's Denzil Hayges Washington Senior. My
mother would say Denzil, and we both show up. So,
as she said, from now on, you're Denzel.

Speaker 1 (03:26):
Sounds like either pronunciation technically could work at That clip,
by the way, was shared by NBC's Today show We
Wrap Up this Week, acknowledging the tremendous sacrifice and legacy
of civil rights leader Joseph McNeil, who passed away yesterday
at the age of eighty three. McNeil, who was a
retired major general, made a massive impact in Greensboro during
the Civil rights movement. Sixty five years ago, he and

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three other freshmen from historically black North Carolina A and
T University known as the Greensborough for caught the nation's
attention for sitting at a whites only counter at the
Woolwarts in February of nineteen six. Their bravery, he dismantled
segregation in the US. We are forever grateful for his
courageous stance against racism. Stay informed, stay connected, and subscribed,

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