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Ibram X. Kendi, Robin DiAngelo discuss race in America
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 04:38
The events in Minneapolis and the protests that followed have sparked some very difficult conversations about race. We turned to two leading scholars and best-selling authors who have written extensively about race in Am...
The Debate Over the Word Fascism Takes a New Turn
The New York Times - 10 Jun 2020 20:24
Even some of the president's most vociferous detractors have long been reluctant to use the word, but there are signs that this is changing.
HBO Max Pulls 'Gone With the Wind,' Citing Racist Depictions
The New York Times - 10 Jun 2020 11:09
The streaming service said it planned to eventually bring the 1939 film back "with a discussion of its historical context."
Navy working to ban all public displays of the Confederate flag
The Week - 10 Jun 2020 03:38
The Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday, has directed his staff to create an order banning the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces and work areas on Navy installations, ships, aircraft, and submarines,...
EU calls on conflict parties in Libya to withdraw foreign forces
Al Jazeera English - 10 Jun 2020 05:01
Foreign ministers of Germany, France and Italy join EU's Josep Borrell in calling for immediate ceasefire agreement.
Sean Hannity Claims Trump Is Also A Victim Of Crooked Cops: 'It's Horrific'
The Huffington Post - 10 Jun 2020 04:47
Fox News host says it's not the same as what happened to George Floyd, but "a bad cop is a bad cop."
Ex-cop who killed black teen in 1994 loses job at NJ university after outrage
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 04:39
An official at a New Jersey university lost his job following renewed outrage over his fatal shooting of a black teenager in 1994 when he worked as a police officer. Rowan University President Ali Houshmand said Monday t...
Amazon implements one-year moratorium on police use of facial recognition software
Reuters - 10 Jun 2020 23:41
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it was implementing a one-year moratorium on the use of its facial recognition software by the police following backlash over the use of racially biased surveillance technology amid ongoi...
US dictionary Merriam-Webster to change its definition of racism
Eyewitness News - 10 Jun 2020 16:38
Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University in Iowa, contacted Merriam-Webster to propose updating the term.
California dad behind viral Facebook post shares why he's afraid to walk alone in neighborhood
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 16:22
Shola Richards' viral Facebook post on why he's afraid to walk in his neighborhood alone has been shared by nearly 600,000 people. Richards tells "CBS This Morning" why he decided to write the post and why white allies a...
BBC runs photo of wrong George Floyd during Houston funeral coverage
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 16:21
The BBC aired a photo of the wrong George Floyd during coverage of his funeral this week in Houston, Texas — mistakenly showing a living ex-New York Jets player, a report said. The news outlet broadcast a photo of form...
White House task force warns protests may cause virus spike
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 16:13
Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, spoke with governors Monday.
Harvard chairman indicted for lying about $1.5M Chinese research scheme
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 16:13
The chairman of Harvard University’s chemistry department was indicted on charges he lied to the US government officials about his work for a Chinese technology school while receiving federal research funds, according ...
Italian woman preps 90 stuffed olives during her open brain surgery
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 16:08
Doctors and the 60-year-old patient agreed she should prepare a regional specialty while they removed a tumor from her left temporal lobe.
'Not acceptable': USA TODAY Network reporter covering George Floyd protest jailed, released in Delaware
USA Today - 10 Jun 2020 16:07Police blame gangs and local groups for riot damages, contradicting Trump's claims
CNN - 10 Jun 2020 16:01
The police chief of Bellevue, Washington, was patrolling downtown on a Sunday afternoon late last month as a crowd of what appeared to be peaceful protesters gathered with signs bearing the name of George Floyd, the blac...
Missouri cop suspended over 'reckless' George Floyd posts on Facebook
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 15:57
A Missouri cop could lose his job over "reckless and inappropriate" Facebook posts about the police-involved death of George Floyd, prosecutors said. The suspended officer in Hillsdale, a suburb of St. Louis, is facing t...
Los Angeles official who proposed police cuts ends her LAPD detail
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 15:54
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez — who proposed a $150 million cut from LAPD's budget — ended her own 24/7 security detail provided by the department after being called out as a hypocrite, according t...
Good Samaritan dies attempting to rescue child being swept away by river
ABC News - 10 Jun 2020 12:52
A Good Samaritan who risked his life to save a child who was being swept away down by a river has died.
Enoki mushrooms tied to listeria outbreak that killed four people and hospitalized 31, CDC says
CNN - 10 Jun 2020 10:07
Enoki mushrooms are linked to four deaths and 31 hospitalizations in what the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says was a multistate listeria outbreak that is now presumed to be over.
George Floyd live updates: Funeral held; is racism a public health crisis? Trump blasts injured protester
USA Today - 10 Jun 2020 05:04Can you train bias out of police departments?
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 04:57
Can you train bias out of our police departments? Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Terence Monahan, Chief of Department of the NYPD, discuss how to stop police brutality against black people. Social Psychologist...