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Protests have erupted around the world to demand racial justice after a white police officer killed George Floyd. As police violence endures, spending on "less-lethal ammunition" such as rubber bullets is expected to grow to $1.1 billion by 2023.
In business, the number of black CEOs in the Fortune 500 remains very low. Black workers are losing jobs at twice the rate of white workers during the pandemic. Companies are speaking out against racial injustices.
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Since the onset of the coronavirus outbreaks, 24% of black workers say they have lost their job compared with 20% of Hispanic workers, 19% of Asian workers, and 11% of white workers.
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While “rubber bullet” is frequently used as a blanket term for all less-lethal ammunition, it’s inaccurate. BY DAVID Z. MORRIS JUNE 4, 2020
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There are only four black CEOs on the 2020 list, which debuted last month. BY PHIL WAHBA JUNE 1, 2020
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“Modern social movements often fizzle after their moment in the national news (Occupy Wall Street and to a lesser extent the Tea Party come to mind). Black Lives Matter has steadily gained momentum since its founding in 2013, when activist Alicia Garza coined the phrase and fellow activist Patrisse Cullors made it a hashtag. Alongside Opal Tometi, they created the Black Lives Matter network, which has grown to 28 local chapters, each fighting a range of racial injustices like police brutality and racial profiling. Last year the movement inspired college students to take up the mantel, with some successes (the system president and chancellor of the University of Missouri resigned over outcry they failed to address campus racism). They also pushed the presidential candidates to address the country’s systemic racism – an issue would-be nominees would probably have preferred to sidestep.” —The Black Lives Matter founders are among the world’s greatest leaders by Erin Griffith, March 2016 . This email was sent to newsletter@newslettercollector.com Unsubscribe | Edit your newsletter subscriptions
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