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Singer Tanita Tikaram to release sequel to debut album after 37 years

Featuring songs about Brexit, Donald Trump and the murder of George Floyd, the new album, LIAR (Love Isn’t A Right), is a follow-up to her 1988 debut.

Evening Standard

Justice Department plans to investigate prosecutor's office in Minnesota's most populous county

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation of the prosecutor’s office in Minnesota’s most populous county after its leader directed her staff to consider racial disparities as one factor when negotiating plea deals

The Independent UK

FBI reassigns agents seen taking knee during racial justice protest, report claims

The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

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The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs

The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries

The Independent UK

Inside the Target CEO meeting with Black leaders amid the company’s DEI rollback and the boycott that followed

“It did not come up to all that we're expecting or needing.”

Fortune

Is Target Bringing Back All DEI Initiatives? CEO Brian Cornell Meets With Rev. Al Sharpton

Target's chief executive officer has met with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

International Business Times UK

Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides

Following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis in 2020, the U.S. has undergone a national reckoning over crime prevention and police reform.

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Reckoning and resistance: The future of Black hiring commitments on campus

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, a global reckoning on anti-Black racism ignited protests, conversations and demand for action. Across North America, universities scrambled to make public commitments to racial justice. They pledged to make changes and address systemic inequalities.

The Conversation

Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy

Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague

The Guardian - US

American corporations didn’t want to diversify, anyway

After the murder of George Floyd, many companies turned to diversity initiatives that weren’t actually designed to bring change. That’s why they’re dropping them as quickly as they created them

The Guardian - US

She persuaded Sephora and Nordstrom to dedicate 15% of their shelf space to Black-owned brands. Now she’s reckoning with a massive DEI rollback

“We’re going to see that a lot of these companies that haven't embraced diverse thought are going to really struggle.”

Fortune

Neil Basu on racism, riots and quitting the Met: ‘When policing is bad, it’s the worst’

He was the most senior Asian officer in British policing, tipped for the top job of Met commissioner. But then came Black Lives Matter and the murder of Sarah Everard – and he couldn’t stay silent any more

The Guardian - UK

We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence

In 2020, American businesses responded to an unprecedented wave of racial justice protests with an equally unprecedented surge in corporate commitments. Even as President Donald Trump was calling protesters “terrorists,” companies in industries across the U.S. pledged donations, launched diversity initiatives and issued statements in support of equity and inclusion.

The Conversation

‘Deeper story’ of George Floyd’s death to be explored in BBC documentary

The 90-minute film will feature interviews with Mr Floyd’s family, and celebrities.

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The Independent UK

Founders of Black-owned brands adapt their hopes and business plans for a post-DEI era

The Black creators of some consumers products are rethinking their business plans as major U.S. companies end or water down their diversity, equity and inclusion programs

The Guardian - UK

Here Is a Gale Warning review – five tumultuous decades of catastrophic art

A flag hoisted in 1971 looms over a show that references to George Floyd, Inuit women and spear-bearing Amazons – to a droll soundtrack from Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Conversation

Social movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize

Donald Trump’s first term as president saw some of the largest mass protests seen in the U.S. in over 50 years, from the 2017 Women’s March to the 2020 protests after George Floyd’s murder.

The Independent UK

MAGA is pushing a pardon for George Floyd murderer Derek Chauvin

Trump previously said Americans were ‘rightly sickened’ by Chauvin’s conduct

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The Independent UK

Businesses near site of George Floyd killing sue Minneapolis, accusing police of ignoring ‘no-go zone’ violence

City still debating future of intersection where Minneapolis police killed George Floyd

The Guardian - UK

‘Guess what? You don’t matter’: what Trump’s war on DEI means for every American who’s not a straight white man

The US government’s move to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion policies is a naked attempt to appeal to prejudice – but it may well backfire

The Independent UK

A Black educator was hired to reform a school that held a mock slave auction. It was a racist nightmare, she says

Exclusive: Treda Collier Dickenman “is both resilient and extraordinary in her courageousness,” attorney Rebecca Brazzano told The Independent

Latin Times

WATCH: DC 'Black Lives Matter' Street Mural Being Demolished After Ultimatum From White House

Washington D.C. began demolishing its "Black Lives Matter" street mural after the White House issued an ultimatum to remove the artwork.

The Independent UK

Anger as crews begin destruction of ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural near White House

The mural was originally painted in response to George Floyd’s death in 2020

The Independent UK

Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020

International Business Times UK

What Is 'Target Fast': Black Consumers Kickstart Target Boycott For 40 Days Over DEI Betrayals

The 'Target Fast' boycott, timed with Lent, uses Black economic power to seek corporate accountability and investment in Black banks.

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