The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025
Inside the Target CEO meeting with Black leaders amid the company’s DEI rollback and the boycott that followed “It did not come up to all that we're expecting or needing.” Fortune · Apr 25, 2025
Is Target Bringing Back All DEI Initiatives? CEO Brian Cornell Meets With Rev. Al Sharpton Target's chief executive officer has met with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives International Business Times UK · Apr 18, 2025
Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides Following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis in 2020, the U.S. has undergone a national reckoning over crime prevention and police reform. The Conversation · Apr 18, 2025
Reckoning and resistance: The future of Black hiring commitments on campus In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, a global reckoning on anti-Black racism ignited protests, conversations and demand for action. Across North America, universities scrambled to make public commitments to racial justice. They pledged to make changes and address systemic inequalities. The Conversation · Apr 17, 2025
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025
American corporations didn’t want to diversify, anyway After the murder of George Floyd, many companies turned to diversity initiatives that weren’t actually designed to bring change. That’s why they’re dropping them as quickly as they created them The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025
She persuaded Sephora and Nordstrom to dedicate 15% of their shelf space to Black-owned brands. Now she’s reckoning with a massive DEI rollback “We’re going to see that a lot of these companies that haven't embraced diverse thought are going to really struggle.” Fortune · Apr 2, 2025
Neil Basu on racism, riots and quitting the Met: ‘When policing is bad, it’s the worst’ He was the most senior Asian officer in British policing, tipped for the top job of Met commissioner. But then came Black Lives Matter and the murder of Sarah Everard – and he couldn’t stay silent any more The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025
We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence In 2020, American businesses responded to an unprecedented wave of racial justice protests with an equally unprecedented surge in corporate commitments. Even as President Donald Trump was calling protesters “terrorists,” companies in industries across the U.S. pledged donations, launched diversity initiatives and issued statements in support of equity and inclusion. The Conversation · Mar 28, 2025
‘Deeper story’ of George Floyd’s death to be explored in BBC documentary The 90-minute film will feature interviews with Mr Floyd’s family, and celebrities. Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025
Founders of Black-owned brands adapt their hopes and business plans for a post-DEI era The Black creators of some consumers products are rethinking their business plans as major U.S. companies end or water down their diversity, equity and inclusion programs The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Here Is a Gale Warning review – five tumultuous decades of catastrophic art A flag hoisted in 1971 looms over a show that references to George Floyd, Inuit women and spear-bearing Amazons – to a droll soundtrack from Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
Social movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize Donald Trump’s first term as president saw some of the largest mass protests seen in the U.S. in over 50 years, from the 2017 Women’s March to the 2020 protests after George Floyd’s murder. The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 MAGA is pushing a pardon for George Floyd murderer Derek Chauvin Trump previously said Americans were ‘rightly sickened’ by Chauvin’s conduct
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 Businesses near site of George Floyd killing sue Minneapolis, accusing police of ignoring ‘no-go zone’ violence City still debating future of intersection where Minneapolis police killed George Floyd
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 ‘Guess what? You don’t matter’: what Trump’s war on DEI means for every American who’s not a straight white man The US government’s move to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion policies is a naked attempt to appeal to prejudice – but it may well backfire
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025 A Black educator was hired to reform a school that held a mock slave auction. It was a racist nightmare, she says Exclusive: Treda Collier Dickenman “is both resilient and extraordinary in her courageousness,” attorney Rebecca Brazzano told The Independent
Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025 WATCH: DC 'Black Lives Matter' Street Mural Being Demolished After Ultimatum From White House Washington D.C. began demolishing its "Black Lives Matter" street mural after the White House issued an ultimatum to remove the artwork.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025 Anger as crews begin destruction of ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural near White House The mural was originally painted in response to George Floyd’s death in 2020
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025 Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives? A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020
International Business Times UK · Mar 6, 2025 What Is 'Target Fast': Black Consumers Kickstart Target Boycott For 40 Days Over DEI Betrayals The 'Target Fast' boycott, timed with Lent, uses Black economic power to seek corporate accountability and investment in Black banks.
Latin Times · Mar 4, 2025 Elon Musk Cosigns Quest for Trump to Pardon the Officer Who Killed George Floyd Elon Musk seemingly agreed with Ben Shapiro's quest to persuade President Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd in 2020.
The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2025 ‘Let’s dig into the archives and tell the truth’: interrogating Yale’s connections to slavery Pulitzer prize winner David Blight follows his biography of Frederick Douglass with a deep dive into his university’s dark past
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