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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate to adapt slavery series ‘1619 Project’ for TV and film
“1619 Project,” the New York Times’ award-winning, multimedia series that examines slavery’s lingering effects on contemporary life, is about to go widescreen with the help of Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate. Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the New York Times Magazine, and NYT will work with Winfrey and Lionsgate to adapt “The 1619 […]
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Local governments begin to tackle systemic racism in online forum
The Greater Portland Council of Governments holds the first of several webinars for municipal leaders in an effort to promote of racial equity.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Labor unions, social justice organizations stage ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
Tens of thousands of fast food, ride-share, nursing home and airport workers in more than 25 cities are expected to walk off the job July 20 for about 8 minutes.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
One officer charged in George Floyd’s death wants his case dismissed
Thomas Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, painted an image of a rookie officer who trusted his senior officer after Floyd had been acting erratically.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Karen’s got a gun, but she needs a book
Falsely equating racial justice uprisings with race war, some white Americans are losing their damn minds.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
In risky bid, Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters
According to current and former campaign officials, his overarching strategy is an appeal to white voters.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Atlanta’s WNBA owner Loeffler objects to league’s social justice plans
Kelly Loeffler, also a Republican U.S. senator running for re-election in Georgia, says uniforms and apparel should display the American flag and not “Black Lives Matter” and “Say Her Name.”
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Facebook CEO to meet with civil rights groups as hundreds of companies join ad boycott
Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg placed the meetings in the context of ongoing protests and calls to root out racism in the United States.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping changes in federal legislation
The BREATHE Act has won early support among some progressive lawmakers.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Betts: Baseball didn’t do good job with response to Floyd
The former Red Sox star says, 'baseball did not do a good job with that, but voices were heard.'
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