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KKK

Tennessee Just Voted to Keep a Racist Statue of a KKK 'Grand Wizard'
The bust at the Tennessee state Capitol was installed long after the Civil War — in 1973.
Tess Owen
6.11.20
police brutality

This Former Black Panther Leader Thinks Today’s Cops Are More Vicious Than in the ‘60s
“There’s more of an institutional protection: The Fraternal Order of Police, and other organized reactionary right-wing structures protecting the police departments," says now-congressman Bobby Rush.
Cameron Joseph
6.11.20
News

Toronto Cop Suspended for Alleged Extortion Arrested for Drunk Street Racing
According to Ontario's sunshine list, the low-ranking cop made $170,000 in 2018. He continues to collect a paycheck.
Mack Lamoureux
6.11.20
Tipping Point

It's Time for Environmental Studies to Own Up to Erasing Black People
Many aspects of environmental scholarship are inaccessible to Black students, including textbooks that don't acknowledge our history, and field work requirements that are ignorant of Black criminalization in the outdoors.
Wanjiku Gatheru
6.11.20
george floyd protests

Police Intelligence Document Spreads Antifa Conspiracy Theory
A document pushed by Washington’s intelligence sharing center discussed a widely debunked theory that Antifa was potentially rioting in local communities.
Joseph Cox
6.11.20
Music

Stormzy Pledges £10 Million to UK Organisations Fighting Racial Inequality
A statement released through #Merky said: "This is just the beginning of our lifetime commitment to financially and wholeheartedly back these causes."
Emma Garland
6.11.20
Money

Audrey Gelman Resigns as CEO of The Wing as Employees Voice Anger
Shortly after Gelman's resignation Thursday, staffers said on social media that the decision was "not enough" and that The Wing must do more to support its Black and brown employees.
Maxwell Strachan
6.11.20
South Korea

South Korea Threatens Stiff Action Against Cross-Border Propagandists After Outcry From North Over Leaflets
The president’s office warned that the time-honored practice of scattering anti-North Korea messages across the border would no longer be tolerated.
Junhyup Kwon
6.11.20
facial-recognition

We Asked 43 Facial Recognition Companies if They'll Refuse to Work With Cops
After IBM and Amazon pulled access to its facial recognition software from law enforcement, we asked other companies that advertise the technology if they'll follow suit.
Kevin Truong
6.11.20
police brutality

Police Forces Keep Saying Body Cameras Are the Answer. Experts Say Otherwise
As calls to 'defund the police' get louder, police and governments are suddenly very open to body cameras. Critics say they won't address anti-Black racism and are a distraction.
Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
6.11.20
seattle

Trump Threatens to Invade Seattle, Mayor Tells Him to ‘Go Back to Your Bunker’
The president is threatening Seattle over a peaceful ”autonomous zone” that's sprung up around an abandoned police precinct.
Paul Blest
6.11.20
NIGERIA

Nigeria's Military Vow Revenge on Islamic State-Linked Jihadis Who Massacred 81 People
Suspected Boko Haram militants drove into a village in the northeast state of Borno on Tuesday and opened fire on residents.
Tim Hume
6.11.20
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