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Black Lives Matter

Thousands of Black Lives Matter Protesters Took Over London's Streets Today

Despite the pandemic and the rain, thousands turned up to march for George Floyd, Belly Mujinga and the lives of black people across the world.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
6.3.20
TRANS RIGHTS

Black Trans Protesters Are Marching for a Police Killing That Cis People Aren’t Talking About: Tony McDade

“We have two different worlds. We’re fed up with the murders. We’re fed up with law enforcement just brutally killing us.”
Tomas Navia
Sam Donnenberg
6.3.20
george floyd

All 4 Officers Who Arrested George Floyd Have Been Charged

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison announced the upgraded charge of second-degree murder for ex-officer Derek Chauvin.
Emma Ockerman
6.3.20
Advice

Whose Name Is Said out Loud the Most?

Time for your weekly edition of Drew Magary's Funbag. Today, we're talking about sandwich meat, hating The Grateful Dead, nipples, craps, and more.
Drew Magary
6.3.20
Vice News Tonight

Philando Castile's Mom Talked to Us About George Floyd: 'I Cried for That Man Just Like I Cried for My Son'

Valerie Castile has repeatedly pleaded for police reform, warning that black residents were "one degree from blowing up."
Pieter Colpaert
6.3.20
News

A Crime-Fighting Police Tech 'Accelerator' in Edmonton Has Activists Worried

A partnership between police, venture capitalists, and big business wants to solve crime and social problems with technology. Activists and experts say it’s not that simple.
Nathan Munn
6.3.20
bricks

NYPD Claims ‘Looters’ Put Bricks at a Brooklyn Corner Miles From Any Protest

Business owners in Gravesend say that while they’ve seen the bricks in blue bins, the neighborhood has been quiet.
Anna Merlan
6.3.20
Coronavirus

A Federal Prison Staffer Has Died of COVID-19

The Bureau of Prisons has recorded at least 71 inmate deaths during the pandemic and more than 5,000 infections — but does not currently acknowledge any staff deaths.
Keegan Hamilton
6.3.20
PROTESTS

Poorly Designed Curfews Are Wreaking Havoc on Cities

Hastily-implemented curfews across the country have left essential workers stranded as police are given total discretion in how to enforce the policy.
Aaron Gordon
6.3.20
george floyd protests

The Military and FBI Are Flying Surveillance Planes Over Protests

Motherboard tracked high-tech aircraft previously used in warzones, as well as flights from other agencies above protesting cities.
Joseph Cox
6.3.20
Corruption

How to Find Out Which Politicians Are Financially Backed by Cops

Have internet access? Activist Aaron Fernando has a blueprint for action.
Katie Way
6.3.20
Games Podcasts

Aaron Sorkin's 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and the Myth of "Rational Racism"

We consider the different actors that played Atticus Finch in Sorkin's adaptation, and how the fight against racism can't be won with "facts and logic."
Ricardo Contreras
6.3.20
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