Pandemics are portals https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca A portal to smashing structural racism, sexism, heteronormativity & ableism?
to everyone calling bullshit on folks, businesses & institutions that benefit from & are complicit in itâ& demanding they step aside! #ExcludedByDesign
to everyone calling bullshit on folks, businesses & institutions that benefit from & are complicit in itâ& demanding they step aside! #ExcludedByDesign
Philadelphia editor resigns over âBuildings Matter, Tooâ headline https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-06/philadelphia-editor-resigns-over-buildings-matter-too-headline
Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-06/second-city-ceo-steps-down-amid-claims-of-racism-at-theater
L.A. choreographer Instagrammed solidarity with protesters. Then came a backlash https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-06/dance-company-jacob-jonas-instagram-protest-solidarity
Variety Editor in Chief is placed on leave of absence https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-06-04/variety-editor-claudia-eller-leave-of-absence
Temecula Mayor Resigns Amid Uproar Over Email About Police Killings https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/us/temecula-mayor-email-james-stewart.html
Donât Forget the White Women!â: Members Say Racism Ran Rampant at NOW https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-organization-for-women-members-say-racism-ran-rampant?ref=home?ref=home. Our institutions are broken, corrupt & built on structural racismâ& maintained by respectability politics. #ExcludedByDesign
Pandemics + protests = a new & chosen family. https://twitter.com/allieledoux/status/1267228888712740864 Sending all the love & solidarity to those folks who choose #BlackLivesMatter over hateful relatives.
Naval Academy alumni board member resigns after accidental broadcast of racial slurs on Facebook https://flip.it/RXbb-r
Reebok, gyms end CrossFit partnerships after CEO's insensitive tweet about George Floyd https://www.businessinsider.com/reebok-gyms-end-crossfit-partnerships-after-ceos-insensitive-tweet-2020-6
Hornets join Panthers in ending ties with CPI Security over CEOâs racist remarks about Floyd protests https://flip.it/LGb05h
Tinder Will Stop Banning People Who Fundraise On The App For Black Lives Matter And Bail Funds https://flip.it/bm1Qrd
James Bennet Resigns as New York Times Opinion Editor https://flip.it/5FqsJ2 And as for Bari & Bedbug?
to @runasand for speaking up & demanding better for all of us. https://twitter.com/runasand/status/1269603319384850432?s=21 Whenâll we stop pretending that ANY business & institution is any better? For those who benefit from excluding women & PoC, these arenât design bugsâthey are features. #ExcludedByDesign https://twitter.com/runasand/status/1269603319384850432
Whoâd have believed thisâd have EVER happened only 2 weeks ago? https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/1269760566479876097?s=21 So grateful to & proud for #BlackLivesMatter & all the folks who spent years organizing, attending endless often awful community meetings & sacrificing their safety & even lives to get us here https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/1269760566479876097
The Flashâ Star Hartley Sawyer Fired Over Racist, Misogynistic Tweets https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-flash-hartley-sawyer-fired-racist-tweets-1234627876/
Christine Barberich Steps Down as Refinery29 Editor-in-Chief to âHelp Diversifyâ Leadership https://www.thewrap.com/christine-barberich-steps-down-refinery29-editor-in-chief/ #solidarity
N.J. university will terminate ex-cop who fatally shot teen in 1994 after petition calling for his firing https://flip.it/nx9WNy
Bon Appetit editor-in-chief resigns after racist photo surfaces https://flip.it/RZG_LT
Reformation founder says 'I've failed' after racism accusations from former employees https://flip.it/9c1VWJ
https://twitter.com/ewagmeister/status/1270415599101816832?s=21 https://twitter.com/EWagmeister/status/1270415599101816832
Munroe Bergdorf Was Rehired by LâOrĂ©al, the Brand That Fired Her for Speaking Out Against Racism https://flip.it/2zphcW Was feeling a bit discouraged; this made my day:)
'Cops' Canceled at Paramount Network https://flip.it/eQq49N remember when we thought things couldnât happen quickly? & folks would insist that protests, activism & community organizing were pointless & accomplished nothing? #BlackLivesMatter
Do Black Lives Matter? Absolutely, Says Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant https://flip.it/FnKFjn better than I expected...
Good on Siri for finally changing their mind. https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/813880985246834688
The Army Is Finally Taking The Names of Traitors Off of Its Bases https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/union-army-finally-removing-rebel-base-names.html & nazi tombstones too I think?
Amazon is implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of facial recognition software
https://blog.aboutamazon.com/policy/we-are-implementing-a-one-year-moratorium-on-police-use-of-rekognition The devil is in the details tho. Does Amazon consider, for eg, the military, ICE, or CPBP as police? Also if interfere with Rekognition, this is an empty gesture!
https://blog.aboutamazon.com/policy/we-are-implementing-a-one-year-moratorium-on-police-use-of-rekognition The devil is in the details tho. Does Amazon consider, for eg, the military, ICE, or CPBP as police? Also if interfere with Rekognition, this is an empty gesture!
Unless mass gatherings have become a thing of our past, this will have a HUGE impact! https://twitter.com/npr/status/1270824061594226689?s=21 Plus a lot of folks will write books about it;)
If NASCAR had implemented this ban decades ago... https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1270824061594226689
If NASCAR had implemented this ban decades ago... https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1270824061594226689
A&E cancels Live PD, one of the highest rated shows on cable TV https://flip.it/71E.Cn Would be even more impressive if it wasnât the same show that filmed the death of a Black man in police custodyâ& erased it.
Audrey Gelman steps down as CEO of The Wing as employees stage a digital walkout criticizing the company for failing to 'practice the intersectional feminism that it preaches' https://flip.it/hFmc-j
Country trio Lady Antebellum changes its name: âWe are regretful and embarrassedâ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-06-11/lady-antebellum-changes-its-name-we-are-regretful-and-embarrassed
USC removes name of Rufus Von KleinSmid, a eugenics supporter, from prominent building https://flip.it/QPcD9a
Philly Mag editor to step down after newsroom discussions on race https://flip.it/04Ql-k
Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is 'based on a racial stereotype' https://flip.it/SWP.ud . If Quaker wasnât only Quaker in name alone, theyâd have called it what it isâracist.....& also retired their preposterous name & branding eons ago.
Nextdoor Ends Its Program for Forwarding Suspicions to Police https://flip.it/kO2RZE cool...cool...but how many BIPOC were harmed & much racism did they profit from first?
Portraits of Confederate House Speakers Removed From Capitol https://flip.it/v05_G-
Museum of Human Rights CEO resigns after allegations of systemic racism https://flip.it/byF_wC Is there a more on the nose example of how broken every institution is?
Princeton to Remove Woodrow Wilson's Name From School, Citing His âRacist' Policies https://flip.it/ODTf8R
Mississippiâs former flag now carries another narrative: #BlazkLivesMatter & protests work. https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/1277505043160133637?s=21 https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/1277505043160133637
Good on Ian Desmond; how many other MLB players will he inspire to opt out & demand a better & more equitable post-pandemic future? https://twitter.com/ericnus/status/1277805855635722240?s=21
Stonewall Jackson statue down after Richmond mayor orders removal of Confederate monuments https://flip.it/Iu93Ju
C.D.C. Employees Accuse Agency of âToxic Culture of Racial Aggressionsâ More than 1,000 employees signed a letter criticizing the agency for âscant progress in addressing the very real challenges Black employees experience.â https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/CDC-racism-black-employees.html #solidarity
In historic move, North Carolina city approves reparations for Black residents https://flip.it/E_dIuW Asheville!
San Francisco police stations to hang 'Black Lives Matter' posters â an idea the police union rejected https://flip.it/ld54Ii
Disney's ABC News sacks senior executive over racist comments https://flip.it/uK6HQ6
Planned Parenthood removing Margaret Sanger from NYC clinic https://flip.it/Hrvk0f Whenever i add to this, I wonder if Iâll live long enough for our culture to remove the names of misogynist & abusive men too? Or just for not doing anymore? And removing living menâs names?
Sierra Club distances itself from John Muir, apologizes for âperpetuating white supremacyâ https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Sierra-Club-distances-itself-from-John-Muir-15426324.php
Everlaneâs Promise of âRadical Transparencyâ Unravels https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/26/fashion/everlane-employees-ethical-clothing.html #solidarity
CEO of Hanna Andersson Steps Down After Employees Criticized the Brand's COMPLETE Lack of Diversity (& racism) https://flip.it/PY3TxK
NOW President Steps Down After Racism Allegations https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-organization-for-women-president-toni-van-pelt-steps-down-after-racism-allegations?ref=home?ref=home
Squaw Valley ski resort changing name, citing derogatory word https://flip.it/YW1H6J
Bon Appétit Announces Dawn Davis, Publishing Heavyweight, as New Editor-in-Chief https://flip.it/4E4phX