Business Jul 28, 2020
Big companies track workforce diversity but won't share the results
by Jeff Green
Among companies in the Russell 1000 index, 72 percent don’t disclose any racial or ethnic information about their employees.
World Jul 18, 2020
Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath
After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban or that specific flag. The policy, laid out in a memo released Friday, was described by officials ...
World / Politics Jul 17, 2020
Defense leaders, who for weeks have been tied in knots over the incendiary issue of banning the Confederate flag, are weighing a new policy that would bar its display at department facilities without actually mentioning its name, several U.S. officials said Thursday. No final decisions ...
World / Crime & Legal Jul 16, 2020
George Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death
George Floyd's family filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd's rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity ...
World Jul 15, 2020
Trump offers misleading data on Black people’s risk from police
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday more white people die at the hands of police than Black people, comments likely to further stoke racial tensions amid nationwide protests over racism and police brutality. Asked in a CBS News interview why Black people were still dying ...
World / Crime & Legal Jul 14, 2020
Activists against police brutality expressed outrage and demanded accountability Monday after video emerged over the weekend of an officer placing his knee on a man’s head and neck area outside a Pennsylvania hospital. Allentown police released a much longer surveillance video of the incident that ...
More Sports / Auto Racing Jul 13, 2020
Lewis Hamilton has spoken out against racism since the death of George Floyd in May.
General Jul 12, 2020
Anti-racism marches urge Japan to reflect on past
by Masaru Urano
Organizers say they have plans for further actions to advance the cause of Black empowerment.
Business / Corporate Jul 11, 2020
Toyota says staffers shown mocking George Floyd's death no longer employed
Two employees, including a supervisor, were fired over a video showing the supervisor kneeling on a file binder and saying "that will keep them down.”
World Jul 5, 2020
Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia
A predominantly Black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site that civil rights activists consider a monument to racism. Video footage of the Independence Day rally ...
World / Social Issues Jul 5, 2020
U.S. police brutality protests highlight concerns AI tech reinforces racial bias
A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like facial recognition that critics say may reinforce racial bias. While the protests have focused on police misconduct, activists point out flaws that may lead to unfair applications of technologies ...