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Why Do So Many African Americans Have Doubts About the Covid-19 Vaccine?   

The coronavirus continues its murderous rampage across the nation, even as newly developed vaccines are being rolled out for mass distribution.

A data center at Johns Hopkins University that serves as a national repository for Covid-19 statistics recorded reports of $15.5 million cases (plus 221,000 new cases) of Covid-19 nationwide, and 289,000 (plus 2,630) deaths as of yesterday.

A news conference yesterday, hosted by the National Urban League and featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci, a senior health advisor to President-elect Joe Biden, launched a special outreach effort targeting African Americans. It coincided with the vaccine rollout.

African Americans got "preferential treatment" yesterday. But why?

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>> New York Attorney General Letitia James thinks President Donald Trump is playing the system using his pardon power. But he's set an unpardonable trap for himself, she says, and he'll soon find out.

>> International fast-food giant McDonald's is being accused of "cultural appropriation" because one of its UK franchises recently debuted and test-marketed a jerk-chicken sandwich. So, there's a Jamaican patent on jerk chicken? Nonsense!

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12.09.2020

> The Senate Homeland Security is holding a hearing today on Covid-19 treatment. But given the political climate in which the hearing is taking place, expect yet another knock-down, drag-out bipartisan brawl that won't provide definitive answers about how to handle the pandemic.

>> International fast-food giant McDonald's is being accused of "cultural appropriation" because one of its UK franchises recently debuted and test-marketed a jerk-chicken sandwich. So, there's a Jamaican patent on jerk chicken?

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12.08.2020

Donald Trump spent much of his presidency moonlighting as an incubator, building his personal and business  "brands" and his family's fortunes. 

No doubt, being president was good for business and favored individuals' bank accounts, but it wasn't long before the the veneer of the "stable genius" president began to wear off under blistering criticisms over U.S. domestic and foreign policies and dissatisfaction with his performance as president.

Early in his term, the tide began to change. Trump was turning out to be a letdown and it was no longer a secret. 

As he heads out the door, denied a second term by Democrat Joe Biden, Trump has declared war against everyone he thinks has betrayed him. He seeks revenge for losing his prize; so much was riding on it.

Leid Stories listeners put Trump's term in office--and his short-circuited re-election bid--in perspective.

On this edition of "Free Your Mind Friday we continue with yesterday's discussion assessing the significance and impact, as callers see it,  of President Donald J. Trump's soon-to-end term in office. 

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12.04.2020

As Donald J. Trump prepares to leave office as the forty-fifth president of the United States of America, what would you say was remarkable, exceptional or noteworthy about his presidency?

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12.03.2020

Asking Questions. Do You Have Answers?

It's been a while since our last pop quiz. But just to keep you on your toes and to make sure you've been keeping your minds in good working order, here's a pop quiz with questions you should be able to answer with great authority.

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Leid Stories

12.02.2020

This what we're discussing on Leid Stories today.

Biden announces the first-ever all-female senior White House communications team. Smart move, or a gimmick that will come back to haunt him?

>> In a sermon he delivered at the solemn ceremony in Rome elevating 13 church leaders to cardinals--second only to the pope in the Catholic Church's leadership hierarchy--Pope Francis warned against abuse of power, corruption and the arrogance of pride. What was the story behind his message?

>> Jill Biden is "the protector" of her husband, Joe. In recent months, she jas become more visible and involved in the president-elect's schedule. What's happening here? Will Jill Biden be co-president of the United States? Is she quietly serving in such a role to keep her husband alert and lucid, giving no hint that he might be mentally slipping? In any event, this new role of hers is disconcerting. 

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It's "Free Your Mind Friday" on Leid Stories, so we'll make our usual tweaks.

We'll dispense with our regular program format today and become an open forum so you can express your views on issues that matter to you and about which you have a considered opinion. Those who differ also are invited to express their views.

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These are hard times indeed. They will get even harder, even as we're encouraged to believe better days are ahead and  there's light at the end of the tunnel. 

Is that the beacon of hope we've been waiting for? Or is it yet another oncoming train? 

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11.25.2020