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The recent events in America that are sparking mourning, protest, and action are personal, as is the leadership needed to create, model, and adopt solutions to combat injustice and continue to improve the world. Americans have watched the events of the past week in horror and with sadness for our country. Following the unjust death …
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The United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to hold a urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. The proposal, made by a group of African countries led by Burkina Faso, was approved on Monday by the U.N.’s top human rights body. The debate on …
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New York City workers were seen welding shut the gates of a playground in Brooklyn on Monday, one day after a demonstration in the borough saw thousands of attendees. On Sunday, thousands gathered at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza for a Black Trans Lives Matter rally. Despite the protests, New York City remains under the “phase …
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Senate Republicans will unveil legislation this week to restrict the use of choke holds by police officers, among other reforms, as protests continue nationwide in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. The legislation, which was spearheaded by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the Senate’s only black Republican, is set to be …
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Stars Billy Porter, Janet Mock and Selena Gomez are advocating for LGBTQ inclusion in the Black Lives Matter movement. “LGBTQ+ black folks are black people, too … Our lives matter, too!” “Pose” principal Porter posted after a video went viral of a black trans woman, Iyanna Dior, being beaten this month. Mock used the hashtag …
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Odell Beckham Jr. is honoring George Floyd with a special T-shirt. The Cleveland Browns player, 27, has designed a T-shirt and 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to Black Lives Matter. Beckham’s T-shirt is available to purchase for $25 and features the words “I Still Can’t Breathe” on the front and “No Justice, …
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KJ Apa is defending his decision to stay silent about his stance on the Black Lives Matter movement. The proclamation came after a fan suggested that comedian Elijah Daniel watch “The Hate U Give,” a 2018 drama about a police shooting, starring the 22-year-old New Zealand actor. “i love that movie but i do have …
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In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, the calls from Black Lives Matter activists, privileged celebrities, and elected Democrats at the local, state, and national levels to “defund the police” have gotten louder. In Minneapolis, the city where Floyd died after now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck …
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Technical changes rather than conspiracy appears to have been behind changes. Google has been accused of a conspiracy and a cover-up over a disappearing image of Winston Churchill – but the affair appears to have been both more complicated and innocent than it first appeared. Outcry was prompted among some specific people on social media …
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New York City’s coronavirus contact-tracing force are not asking those who test positive for COVID-19 whether they recently attended a Black Lives Matter demonstration, a city spokesperson confirmed. “No person will be asked proactively if they attended a protest,” Avery Cohen, a spokesperson for de Blasio, told THE CITY about the directive. “If a person …
The recent events in America that are sparking mourning, protest, and action are personal, as is the leadership needed to create, model, and adopt solutions to combat injustice and continue to improve the world. Americans have watched the events of the past week in horror and with sadness for our country. Following the unjust death …
