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Texas governor working ‘swiftly’ to pardon Army sergeant convicted of killing BLM protester

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday said he’s working to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, citing the state’s “Stand Your Ground” laws.

Tribune News Service

US army sergeant found guilty of murdering BLM protester in Austin

Texas governor moves to pardon Daniel Perry, who was convicted of shooting Garrett Foster during rally in 2020

The Guardian - US

Adidas stops challenging Black Lives Matter 'confusingly similar' three stripes image

Black Lives Matter filed to the trademark three yellow parallel stripes and Adidas opposed the move, in a court filing that was later withdrawn

Daily Mirror

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Adidas really messed up with its BLM logo complaint

We've never seen a brand backpedal so fast.

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In 2020, CBS made a landmark deal with the NAACP. So where are the TV shows?

LOS ANGELES — The 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police horrified the country, sparking massive protests and propelling the Black Lives Matter movement demanding justice for Black people in the face of systemic racism and violence.

Los Angeles Times

Adidas withdraws opposition to BLM trademark application

Adidas is withdrawing its challenge to a Black Lives Matter trademark application featuring three parallel stripes, two days after it contested the image with the U.S. Trademark Office

The Independent UK

Adidas backtracks on US Black Lives Matter design opposition

Sportswear giant had opposed trademark application from Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation

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Adidas to ‘withdraw its opposition’ to Black Lives Matter using three-stripe design

Quick change in stance prompted by worry that objection could be seen as criticism of racial justice activism

The Independent UK

Adidas backtracks after fighting against Black Lives Matter’s merch designs

The sportswear giant U-turned 48 hours after asking officials not to approve the activist group’s trademark application.

Fortune

EU members split over nuclear energy inclusion in renewable portfolio

As the European Union is poisedto agree tougher targets to expand renewable energy by 2030, members remain split over whether to recognise nuclear power as a renewable energy source and allow it to contribute towards the EU's goals. Plus, Adidas files and quickly retracts an opposition to the Black Lives…

France 24

‘I’m a messenger. That’s my calling’: 80s hitmaker Billy Valentine on his socially conscious comeback

Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) made him a star, but his success faltered and he went behind the scenes. He explains why Black Lives Matter helped galvanise him again

The Guardian - UK

Why is this California Trader Joe's pushing for a union? A rat infestation is only part of the problem

Dominique Bernardo first noticed chewed up bread.

Los Angeles Times

How John Boyega's Black Lives Matter speech connected him with the late Michael K Williams

When John Boyega gave an impassioned speech at a Black Lives Matter rally in June 2020, he worried it would ruin his career in movies. Instead, it led him to his latest project, Breaking.

ABC News

Baldwin v Buckley: how the ‘debate play’ made a riveting resurgence

Verbal clashes from history are being thrillingly restaged for modern audiences. Do these grand battles prove we’ve lost the art of disagreement? And could watching them anew change the politics of tomorrow?

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Salon

The "woke" wars are worse than you think

However racist you thought the "woke banks" talking point was, somehow it's even worse

Texas Observer

Dallas Has a Problem With ‘Zombie’ Astroturf Groups

Despite being exposed as bogus, some right-wing organizations keep coming back from the dead. No one knows who is funding them.

The Guardian - UK

Family Tree review – study of the mother of modern medicine falls between poetry and play

Mojisola Adebayo’s play connects Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used in decades of vital scientific research, with the Black Lives Matter movement

The Independent UK

Minneapolis didn’t discipline police officer who called Black Lives Matter ‘terrorist organisation’

Officer has record of misconduct allegations

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: In Atlanta, violent radicals on the left help feed the radical right's narrative

The violent protest against the construction of a police training center in Atlanta exemplifies how little the radical left has learned since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Violence and destruction couched as civil disobedience, regardless of the claimed justification, rarely if ever…

AAP

'Never again' says family at deaths in custody inquest

Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo, known as Aunty Sherry, died at the Brisbane watch house in September 2020, prompting Black Lives Matter protests across the city.

Tribune News Service

Showing of George Floyd documentary at Connecticut university canceled after protest

HARTFORD, Conn. — A group of Central Connecticut Student University students and allies protested the screening of the documentary “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM,” to be hosted by the Turning Point USA student chapter, which ultimately canceled the public screening on Thursday night.

The Guardian - UK

Black Lives Matter UK gives £350,000 in funding for black-led organisations

Exclusive: Total amount given to campaign groups around the UK passes £500,000 since 2020

The Guardian - UK

‘Lift the lid, and there’s a well of rage’: why women are mad as hell (and not afraid to show it)

Once upon a time, women showing their anger was frowned upon. But the gender anger gap is widening, and women’s wrath is on the rise, about everything from police brutality to domestic inequality

Daily Record

Slavery plaque on Scots memorial could go after plan approved for its removal

The brass plate on the Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas claims he used his influence to delay the abolition of slavery.

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide US special: ‘I read an article he wrote about being attacked at a Black Lives Matter protest’

One is centre-right, the other 100% Democrat. Where do they stand on immigration, defunding the police, and closing Guantánamo?

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