Black Lives Matter
Trump hails Confederate names, monuments, and military bases
June 11, 2020Plans first big pandemic MAGA rally for Tulsa, site of 1921 massacre of African Americans.
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#ShutDownSTEM: Scientists strike, halt research to focus on Black lives
June 11, 2020The STEM academic research community held a work-stoppage in response to the mass uprising following Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the countless other police murders.
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In the streets and neighborhoods: Two component parts of the same resistance
June 10, 2020“I have seen the rich looting. They loot and get away with it because they are protected. Common people get blamed for everything that is wrong with this country. So it doesn’t matter how we act.”
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#DefundThePolice and more: An agenda for real reform
June 10, 2020The advocates of “defund the police” aren’t fools. They understand that the police will be with us—but that their role and their functions need to be dramatically rethought.
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Sports round-up: Players advance Black Lives Matter message
June 9, 2020This “Which side are you on?” moment has moved beyond the political arena and into professional sports—which should come as no surprise.
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