Racism
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Some Portland councilors want outside review of police response to protests
The City Council will consider launching an independent probe into police actions during demonstrations last week that led to arrests and damage to buildings.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Black Tulsans call Trump rally plan ‘a slap in the face’
Some black leaders are condemning President Trump's chosen date and place to resume his giant campaign rallies.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Protests intensify campaigns to remove Confederate monuments around U.S.
Scholars are divided over whether the campaign amounts to erasing history or updating it.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Senate Republicans ready policing bill after Floyd death, protests
The party that has long favored a 'law and order' approach finds itself trying to adapt to a fast-changing national dialogue on police and race.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Maine Democrats pass resolution calling for police reform
The Maine Democratic Party says it’s incorporating opposition to police brutality into its platform this year
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Country trio Lady Antebellum changes its name: ‘We are regretful and embarrassed’
Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum is changing its name to Lady A, saying they regret not taking into consideration the word's associations with slavery.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Red Sox acknowledge racism at Fenway Park ‘is real,’ promise action
The team issues a statement after former MLB star Torii Hunter said he refused to be traded to Boston because of his encounters with racist fans.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Microsoft won’t sell police its facial-recognition tech, following similar moves by Amazon, IBM
Privacy advocates have long raised concerns that police using facial-recognition technology could lead to the wrongful arrest of innocent people.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Trump threatens to ‘take back’ Seattle as protesters set up ‘autonomous zone’
Trump's tweets echo his earlier threats to use military force to quell unrest as thousands took to the streets nationwide to decry police brutality.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Republican-led Senate panel OKs removing Confederate names from bases
The plan by Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes on the president, who has vowed not to change the names.
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