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Alberta Bans Pipeline Protests in Totally Normal Move
The move comes as Indigenous leaders push back against the province's "unilateral" decision to remove environmental regulations in the oil sands during the coronavirus pandemic.
Brandi Morin
Anya Zoledziowski
6.9.20
Coronavirus

Medical Students in India Are Asking to Cancel Exams So They Can Focus on Frontline Duty
Resident doctors in Maharashtra, India's worst-hit state, stress that their final-year exams will put undue pressure on them while they’re trying to help coronavirus patients.
Shamani Joshi
6.9.20
News

UN Finds 'Deep-Seated Impunity' for Police Killings in Philippine Drug War
In a long-awaited report, the United Nations said that the policies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government acted like a "permission to kill."
Sammy Westfall
6.9.20
inequality

With BME People at Higher Risk from Covid, How Do We Solve Health Inequity?
BME communities suffer from higher levels of "pre-existing conditions" – and studies have shown that being a victim of racism can be bad for your physical health.
Kieran Yates
6.9.20
PROTESTS

Trump Accuses 75-Year-Old Shoved by Buffalo Police on Video of Faking Fall
He pulled the baseless claim from a segment he saw on the far-right television channel OANN.
Cameron Joseph
6.9.20
Black Lives Matter

The Robert E. Lee Statue in Richmond Isn’t Coming Down Just Yet
The governor of Virginia is trying to put the monument to the Confederate general in storage, but a judge just blocked its removal.
Paul Blest
6.9.20
Street Food Icons

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The Ethiopian Food Truck Feeding Doctors in Queen
Eden Gebre Egziabher is the owner and operator of Makina Cafe, New York’s only Ethiopian and Eritrean food truck. These days, due to the Coronavirus, Eden’s profits have dwindled and her job description has changed drastically.
Black Lives Matter

A Non-Exhaustive List of Slave-Owner Statues Around the UK
Edward Colston is far from Britain's only monument with links to the slave trade.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
6.9.20
Internet

On Instagram, Artists Are Creating a Shareable Language of Protest
Through art, even people who don't "get political" on social media are getting engaged in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Bettina Makalintal
6.9.20
Politics

Another Statue of a European Slaver Has Been Taken Down
A statue of King Leopold II in Antwerp has been taken down by Belgian authorities.
Zing Tsjeng
6.9.20
Black Lives Matter

Anti-Racism Protests Are Driving Police Reforms Around the World
France has banned officers from using chokeholds to detain suspects, while New Zealand has abandoned a trial of armed police patrols.
Tim Hume
6.9.20
VICE K-Pop

K-Pop Stars Are Finally Speaking Out Against Racism, Thanks to Their Fans
K-pop artists usually stay mum on social issues but many lent their support to the Black Lives Matter movement. Here’s why.
Min Ji Koo
Therese Reyes
6.9.20
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