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OPINION - Diversity is just window-dressing for companies — how can they be so foolish?

So, picture this: you’re deep in the media world, where everyone talks about “diversity” and “inclusion” like it’s second nature. It’s in every chat, every memo, and every big event. But here’s the thing — do we really know what these words mean? And do we actually care about what…

Evening Standard

The Black Lives Matter era is over. It taught us the limits of diversity for diversity’s sake

Hastily established racial equality schemes are being shuttered. What survives is a movement that’s achieving real change, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Virginia governor allows Confederate groups to keep tax exemptions

Republican Glenn Youngkin also vetoed bills related to maintaining access to contraception, saying they were ‘not ready’

The Guardian - US

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Abbott Pardons Killing by Racist Who Explicitly Texted Apparent Minor

The governor’s pardon proclamation did not address Daniel Perry's racist comments, stated desire to kill protesters, or inappropriate messages to a self-identified 16-year-old.

Texas Observer

Shrewsbury Town football club under fire over diversity handbook containing racist slurs

The Independent has taken the decision to name the controversial words used in the diversity handbook for clarity and transparency

The Independent UK

Texas governor pardons man convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former US Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

France 24

Airman's Death Sparks Debate And Grief In Military Community

The tragic death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson sparks mourning, questions, and reflection within the Air Force community.

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Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to two public schools

Schools changed their names after 2020 George Floyd protests, but will now revert to old names celebrating slave-state leaders

The Guardian - US

California Students Get $1 Million After They Were Expelled for Wearing Supposedly Racist Acne Masks

School officials falsely accused the boys of posing for a photo in blackface.

Reason

Gary Clark Jr. thought about quitting music to open a BBQ restaurant: Instead, with a little help from Stevie Wonder, he made the best album of his career

With new album JPEG RAW Gary Clark Jr. has thrown off the labels and delivered a musically diverse record while still hitting the social commentary hard

Louder

Police Departments See Increase In Officer Hiring And Retention

Recent data shows positive trends in US police department staffing post-2020 challenges, with ongoing recruitment and retention efforts.

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Minneapolis backs $150,000 settlement for George Floyd witness’s PTSD lawsuit

Minneapolis city council approves payment to Donald Williams, who tried to intervene to stop police killing in 2020

The Guardian - US

Justice Served In Elijah Mcclain Case After Historic Convictions

Convictions of Denver-area responders in Elijah McClain's death reflect a shift in accountability post-George Floyd, but more reforms are needed to prevent...

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Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds

Students from Columbia and other US universities have protested the Vietnam war, the Gulf war and racism in the past.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Outdated and offensive’: police in England and Wales barred from blaming restraint deaths on ‘excited delirium’

The pseudoscientific term, made notorious by George Floyd’s murder in the US, will no longer be used by the police watchdog

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Senator Bob Casey Distances From Defund The Police Movement

Senator Bob Casey distances himself from defund the police movement, supports police funding and reform amidst re-election campaign. Advocates for police r...

Al Jazeera

How US police are co-opting a law meant to protect victims of crime

Experts fear law enforcement is using Marsy’s Law to hide names and dodge accountability in cases of police violence.

International Business Times

Social Media Is Causing Huge Unrest In The World: Now Is The Time For Real Change, A Time To Inspire True Kindness

The social scarring effect of epidemics, such as the Plague of Justinian, the Black Death, and the 1830s cholera pandemic, has been a significant factor in causing social unrest.

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Former Houston Officer Wins Legal Victory In Deadly Raid

Former Houston officer Gerald Goines has murder charges dismissed in deadly drug raid case. Families seek justice for victims.

Reason

State Employer's Requiring Employees to Watch "Antiracist"/"Gender Identity" Videos Isn't Unconstitutional Speech Compulsion

But plaintiff's claim that he was retaliated against for raising religious objections to the training, and discriminated against based on religion as to promotion, can go forward.

Capital & Main

‘They Don’t Want to Teach Black History’

Not far from a birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement, a school district convulses after Black history and literature classes are canceled.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: disputed medical terms used to explain dozens of deaths after police restraint in UK

Campaigners says ‘excited delirium’ and ‘acute behavioural disturbance’ play into racist stereotypes

Reason

Coleman Hughes vs. Radley Balko: Who's Right About George Floyd?

On the latest episode of Just Asking Questions, Radley Balko debates Coleman Hughes about Hughes' recent column arguing that Derek Chauvin may have been wrongly convicted of George Floyd's murder.

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Minnesota Lawmakers Reach Compromise On School Police Authority

Minnesota lawmakers are close to a compromise on police use of force in schools post-George Floyd's murder, emphasizing training and policy development for...

WEKU

A child's dream to 'drive' a space shuttle propels him toward a historic NASA mission

Navy Capt. Victor Glover, who spent nearly six months aboard the International Space Station, will be among four astronauts to venture back to the moon for the first time since 1972.

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