Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities. In an internal memo to employees, the company outlined sweeping changes including the elimination of its diverse slate hiring approach and the disbanding … Read more
The acquittal of Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old former marine, in the high-profile case involving the death of Jordan Neely has reignited intense debates over race, justice, and safety in America. Penny, who faced charges of criminally negligent homicide, was cleared earlier this week, a decision that has polarised public opinion and fuelled protests. The Life … Read more
The Alameda County Reparations Commission received a two-year extension but will have fewer resources to create an action plan to address systemic racism. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 5, 2024 at 5:55 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an … Read more
Jamie Dimon fashions himself the “least woke person you will ever meet,” his colleagues say. Unlike so many other CEOs, the JPMorgan boss will tell anyone who listens he is immune from the woke proselytizing from advocacy groups like the Human Rights Campaign, stuff that is forcing much of corporate America to cave to the … Read more
COPS have released a rogues’ gallery of people they are hunting for in connection to the recent outbreak of rioting. Hampshire Police issued the images of seven people following disruption outside the Potter International Hotel in Aldershot on Wednesday evening. 16 Hampshire Police have issued seven images of people they want to identifyCredit: PA 16 … Read more
A decade. A whisper in the grand narrative of time, yet a chasm in the lives cleaved by the summer of 2014. It was a season punctuated by two names, two lives prematurely extinguished: Eric Garner and Michael Brown. Their deaths, separated by three weeks, became enmeshed in the grim chronicle of racialized police violence, … Read more
This is a tale of two pardons in Texas. The first was requested for George Floyd, the Black man whose murder by Minnesota police in 2020 sparked nationwide protests. His family sought a posthumous pardon in Texas related to a minor drug conviction from 2004. The officer who arrested him was later accused of fabricating evidence and … Read more
In 2021, economists from the University of California Berkeley and the University of Chicago conducted a study that found that job applicants with traditionally Black-sounding names were called back for an interview 10 per cent less than their white counterparts. The study developed from research conducted by professors at the University of Chicago two decades … Read more
Morales, a Home Depot employee in the Minneapolis area, had drawn the letters BLM on a work apron and refused to remove them. BLM stands for the Black Lives Matter movement, which campaigns against violence and systemic racism aimed at Black people. Morales ultimately quit because of pressure to end the use of BLM messaging. … Read more
A recent surprise ruling throwing out criminal charges against the purported founder of a Southern California-based white supremacist group over concerns that prosecutors didn’t pursue similar cases against left-wing Antifa members has brought widespread attention to a veteran federal judge with a reputation for never shying away from tough decisions. After U.S. District Judge Cormac … Read more
