Washington Post: ‘This is what happens to us.’
How U.S. cities lost precious time to protect black residents from the coronavirus.
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The Guardian: In America, Black deaths are not a flaw in the system. They are the system
Whether it’s police violence, poor medical care, or simply trying to breathe, we suffer from an underlying condition: racism
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BuzzFeed News: Why The Small Protests In Small Towns Across America Matter
People who’ve watched and participated in the Black Lives Matter movement say that this time feels different. And the prevalence of these small protests is one of many reasons why.
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Brookings: Many essential workers are in “low-prestige” jobs. Time to change our attitudes – and policies?
Of course, there will always be jobs that that require different kinds of training and skills, with different wage levels, and varying levels of authority. And our data long pre-date Covid-19. But as essential workers, both seen and unseen, continue to do their jobs in the midst of a pandemic, despite the risks, it is time to rethink our current perceptions about job status, and respect work for what it is – work.
FiveThirtyEight: De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway.
Couper, the creator of the Madison Method, said, “It’s this whole attitude of, ‘We keep order because we kick ass, and it’s us against them.’ (…) We’ve got to root those people out and say, ‘Look, this is the job that we expect. This is how a democracy is policed. If you can’t buy into it. I’m sorry. You just have to find another job.’”
ProPublica: Senior Citizens in Subsidized Housing Have Been Dying Alone at Home, Unnoticed Because of Coronavirus Distancing
The patchwork system of well-being checks in some of Chicago’s public and subsidized housing was not enough to prevent deaths in heartbreaking circumstances.
The American Prospect: Bank Regulations Can Be Tools of Oppression, Too
The brazen corruption at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has a real and devastating impact on downtrodden Americans.
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Axios: Iowa Rep. Steve King defeated in GOP primary
Feenstra’s victory will likely move the seat into safe Republican territory for the general election in November.
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The Hill: Warren urges bank regulator to scrap anti-redlining rule rewrite
“You should recuse yourself from all future CRA rulemakings given your experience at OneWest and work on the final rule that was issued,” Warren wrote. “When a new permanent Comptroller is confirmed, he or she should work with the Fed and FDIC to move forward.”
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CNBC: Wells Fargo, worried about defaults, stops making loans to most independent car dealerships
Wells Fargo is tapping the brakes on its auto loan business, CNBC has learned exclusively.
National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal
Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity
The Atlantic: The American Nightmare
To be black and conscious of anti-black racism is to stare into the mirror of your own extinction.
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Vox: George Floyd and the cascade of crises in black America
He lost his job due to the coronavirus shutdown. Then he was killed by police.
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New York Times: Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts
While Twitter started labeling some of the president’s inflammatory messages, Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has said his company should leave them alone.
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Climatewire: Disaster loans foster disparities in Black communities
“Part of their overall function as a government agency is to promote minority entrepreneurship. You’d think under all their programs they’d want to know the basic demography of their borrowers,” said Bruce Mitchell, a senior research analyst at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
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