February 19, 2021
As widespread interest in the racial justice movement began to fade, artists used their work to remind the nation.
SHOW TRANSCRIPT We step out of the shade, unafraid, the new dawn blooms, said poet Amanda Gorman.
Art has served as a clarion call for justice. So as widespread interest about movements like Black Lives Matter and George Floyd began to fade, Corinne Basabe s team decided to remind the country using art. A billboard is something you can t ignore; it holds your gaze, said Basabe, chair of the George Floyd Justice Billboard Campaign. The trouble with movies is that they move, and conversely, the great thing about painting is that it freezes time, noted artist Don Perlis.
February 18, 2021
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The much-anticipated GameStop hearing went on for hours, with lots of confrontation between the witnesses and the dozens of committee members, and the day trader behind the Reddit-fueled GameStop craze firing back.
“The idea that I used social media to promote GameStop stock to unwitting investors is preposterous, said Keith Gill.
Keith Gill is the Reddit user who inspired a flock of investors to pour money into GameStop and other shorted stocks, sending them to record highs before prices crashed, a so-called “short squeeze.” He defended himself in a virtual hearing with the House Committee on Financial Services Thursday, saying despite previous jobs in insurance and finance, he’s not a savvy investor. He insists his posts boosting the company were nothing different than what people do with family or friends.