New York City leaders don’t have to address their failing schools. Instead of helping kids to learn, the city can just blame racism. But 84 percent of students are non-White.
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Cleveland Indians to review team name in light of protests against racial injustice
Baseball team the Cleveland Indians are to review their name in order to “embrace their responsibility to advance social justice and equality”.
Cleveland Indians to review their team name in order to ‘advance social justice and equality’
Amid new pressure sparked by a national movement to correct racial wrongdoings, the Indians said Friday night they will review their long-debated nickname which has been in place for 105 years.
Firms are waking up to race issues, but critics say hashtags aren’t enough
Corporate Britain is under pressure to be seen to engage with social justice enough to push through real changeThree years ago, Pepsi’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement was an ad in which white reality-TV millionaire Kendall Jenner dressed up as a protester and offers a can of cola to a police officer.As glaringly crass as that seemed at the time […]
Behind the Photo Print Sale Supporting Black-Led Social Justice Charities
Reframing the Future is selling prints whose proceeds will benefit National Bail Out and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.
Companies That Have Pledged to Address Racism Since the George Floyd Protests
Corporate America has pledged millions to social justice efforts since the killing of George Floyd. But some businesses have gone further, committing to concrete changes in their practices.
The Breakdown: Delroy Lindo on ‘Da 5 Bloods’
Actor talks playing a Trump supporter in Spike Lee’s latest, his relationship with the director, and how the film’s themes apply to today’s fight for social justice
How to Protest for Social Justice at Home With Your Kids
The world is in overwhelming flux right now. On one hand, you have a terrifying global pandemic; on the other, a society in the midst of a social injustice awakening. Many families want to be a part of the movement but are still apprehensive about venturing too far from their quarantine safe space.Read more…
