Black communities will participate in National Blackout Day on February 28, 2025, to protest corporations that have abandoned their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, by boycotting and taking their purchasing power elsewhere.
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Corporate America Abandons DEI, But Black-Owned Brands Are the Future
Black-owned brands are thriving while corporate America’s commitment to DEI is unraveling, leading to a call for economic fasts and boycotts to hold corporations accountable.
Posted inBooks
T. Mychael Rambo adds children’s book author to his resume
T. Mychael Rambo, a long-time theater professional and educator, has recently published a children’s book, “The Stories from My Grandmother’s Hands”, which focuses on racialized trauma and the use of music and movement for healing.
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Facial recognition’s alarming pattern of misidentifying Black individuals sparks calls for reform
A 61-year-old grandfather is suing Sunglass Hut’s parent company after the store’s facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a robber.
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Union battles at Amazon and Starbucks are hot news—which is good for the labor movement
In Buffalo, New York, baristas at Starbucks voted to unionize on Dec. 9, making them the coffee chain’s only unionized workforce in the United States.
Posted inNational, News
Black workers in Alabama lead effort to organize first unionized Amazon warehouse
‘They are taking on powerful anti-union forces in a strong anti-union state, but their victory will benefit every worker in America.’
Posted inNational, News
Black delivery man detained by White HOA president; Walmart ends ‘hero pay’; Howard Stern blasts Trump supporters (updated)
A roundup of news stories that may have missed your radar.
Posted inOpinion
Why I resigned: an Amazon VP resignation letter
I quit in dismay at Amazon’s firing of whistle-blowers who were making noise about warehouse employees’ possible exposure to COVID-19.
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Dying to work: Frontline workers bear the brunt of the lethal virus
Beyond medical professionals, many front-line workers have spoken up about the lack of protective equipment.
Posted inOpinion
Big tech needs to sound the alarm on face recognition
A top Google executive recently sent a shot across the bow of its competitors regarding face surveillance. Kent Walker, the company’s general counsel and senior vice president of global affairs, made it clear that Google — unlike Amazon and Microsoft — will not sell a face recognition product until the technology’s potential for abuse is […]
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Amazon hosting hiring events for new Brooklyn Park facility
The retail giant is set to hire 450 new part-time employees at $15/hr.
Posted inOpinion
Amazon must stop selling hate
Progressive lawmakers in Georgia, where earlier this year conservative lawmakers punished Delta for cutting ties with the N.R.A., should take a stand of their own by punishing Amazon for promoting hatred and bigotry.