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CrossFit owner fostered sexist company culture, workers say

Katherine Rosman, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 25 08:00 AM

When Greg Glassman resigned this month as chief executive of CrossFit Inc., excoriated for comments about George Floyd’s death on Twitter and in a Zoom meeting, people who have worked there were surprised that his downfall was tied to accusations of racism.   Read more »

Google giving $1 billion in ads to non-profits this year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 07:53 AM

Google on Thursday boosted to $1 billion the amount of free advertising it will give non-profits this year, taking special interest in groups combating racism and damage done by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Google boosts racial equity program pledge to $275 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 08:34 AM

Google on Wednesday announced a $175 million package to support black business owners, startup founders, job seekers and developers, on top of an earlier announced $100 million for YouTube creators. Read more »

Africa urges UN probe of US 'systemic racism', police violence

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 07:25 AM

African countries are pushing for the UN's top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution introduced Tuesday.   Read more »

Trump signs order on US police reform after weeks of protests about racial injustice

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 01:35 AM

President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States, signed an order on Tuesday aimed at improving police practices and said that "Americans want law and order." Read more »

Trump says he will sign police reform executive order on Tuesday

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 05:06 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will sign an executive order on police reform and hold a news conference on Tuesday, after several weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of African-American George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. Read more »

New York introduces laws to combat police brutality

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 09:40 AM

NEW YORK, United States - The state of New York on Friday adopted a series of laws designed to put an end to police brutality against the African American community, a sign of the impact that nationwide protests over the George Floyd are having. Read more »

Apple, YouTube raise support for black causes by $100 million each

Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 08:04 AM

Apple Inc said on Thursday it will increase spending with black-owned suppliers as part of a $100 million racial equity and justice initiative, while Google-owned YouTube said it will spend $100 million to fund black artists. Read more »

Microsoft bans face-recognition sales to police as Big Tech reacts to protests

Jeffrey Dastin and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 07:15 AM

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the business following protests against law enforcement brutality and bias. Read more »

Trump praises US police, rejecting protesters' cries of racism

Nicholas Kamm and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 12 07:19 AM

US President Donald Trump on Thursday rebooted his flagging reelection campaign with a speech starkly rejecting nationwide protesters' claims of police racism, saying only a "few bad apples" are to blame. Read more »

Trump nixes idea of renaming US bases honoring Confederate heroes

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 10:01 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out a change to US military bases named after Civil War Confederate leaders, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments honoring the once pro-slavery South.   Read more »

Amazon stops police using its face-recognition tech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 08:50 AM

Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use. Read more »

Eyeing US, New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 03:25 PM

New Zealand police on Tuesday scrapped plans for armed patrols prompted by last year's Christchurch mosque shootings, after criticism the change would lead to a US-style militarization of the force.   Read more »

Trump bucks funding cuts for police as clamor for reforms grow

Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:36 AM

President Donald Trump on Monday pledged to maintain funding for police departments in the United States amid growing calls for sweeping cuts to law enforcement budgets as protesters clamored for an end to police brutality following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last month.   Read more »

A delicate balance: Weighing protest against the risks of the coronavirus

Amy Harmon and Rick Rojas, The New York Times
Updated as of Jun 08 01:36 PM

As the protests against police brutality continue for a second week, public officials are warily watching for signs that an unanticipated end to social distancing on a mass scale has led to new cases of the virus. Read more »

Pandemic, dire economy, unrest upend US presidential race

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 02:06 PM

Three concurrent crises scarring the United States -- a deadly health pandemic, economic despair and widespread social unrest -- have reframed this year's presidential contest and prompted national reflection over racial inequality in America. Read more »

Washington, other US cities gear for more protests over police brutality

Camille Camdessus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 03:09 AM

Protestors streamed toward the White House and other Washington locations on Saturday for huge demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and issues of inequality for black Americans, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend. Read more »

PBA: In wake of US protests, Phoenix players share own experience of racist abuse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 12:59 AM

Calvin Abueva and his Fuel Masters teammates took to Instagram to share their personal experience of discrimination. Read more »

‘It’s not over’: COVID-19 cases rise in some nations easing lockdowns, says WHO

Reuters
Posted at Jun 05 09:03 PM

The epicenter of the pandemic is currently in countries of Central, South and North America, particularly the United States, a WHO official said. Read more »

Two New York police shot and wounded, one knifed, while on duty to stop looting

Rich McKay and Aakriti Bhalla, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 05:37 PM

A man armed with a knife stabbed a New York policeman in the neck on Wednesday and two officers who ran to his rescue were wounded before they shot the attacker multiple times, police said. Read more »