#Alaska Airlines unveils new plane, diversity campaign that aims to advance ‘racial equity’

#Alaska Airlines unveils new plane, diversity campaign that aims to advance ‘racial equity’

“#Alaska Airlines unveils new plane, diversity campaign that aims to advance ‘racial equity’” Alaska Airlines unveiled a new diversity campaign and “special livery” to go along with it. The commercial airline partnered with the UNCF to advance racial equity in the company while inspiring marginalized groups to take to the skies through clear career pathways, according to its press…

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#Facial recognition should be banned, EU privacy watchdog says

#Facial recognition should be banned, EU privacy watchdog says

“#Facial recognition should be banned, EU privacy watchdog says” BRUSSELS, April 23 – Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people’s private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said on Friday. The comments come two days after the European Commission proposed draft rules that would allow facial recognition to be used to search for missing children or criminals and…

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#The civil-rights rebels that created ‘Sesame Street’

#The civil-rights rebels that created ‘Sesame Street’

“#The civil-rights rebels that created ‘Sesame Street’” The revolution will be televised — on a kids’ show, no less, according to a new documentary. “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street,” in select theaters nationwide on Friday and inspired by a Michael Davis book, explores how a team of “rebels” had the wild idea…

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#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

“#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech” A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive” statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules. The lawsuit, filed by Muslim Advocates in Washington,…

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#African-American intellectuals decry Smith College’s false cries of racism

#African-American intellectuals decry Smith College’s false cries of racism

“#African-American intellectuals decry Smith College’s false cries of racism” After a black student at Smith College claimed she was racially profiled, the university punished employees and forced them to apologize, while everyone underwent mandatory “antibias” training. But a later investigation revealed that not only was the student in the wrong, but workers not involved were…

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#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart

#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart

“#Reparations would be unjust and tear our nation apart” A bill now before the House of Representatives would set up a commission to “examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.” We all know what the euphemistic wording means in plain English: modern-day…

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#President Trump’s diversity training order faces lawsuit

#President Trump’s diversity training order faces lawsuit

“#President Trump’s diversity training order faces lawsuit” NEW YORK — Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Trump’s executive order that prohibits federal agencies, contractors and grant recipients from offering certain diversity training that the president deems “anti-American.” The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed the complaint in federal court in Washington, DC,…

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#NYPD cuffed man to hospital bed over unpaid tickets: suit

#NYPD cuffed man to hospital bed over unpaid tickets: suit

“#NYPD cuffed man to hospital bed over unpaid tickets: suit” A Bronx man is suing the NYPD for $10 million, claiming New York’s Finest handcuffed him to a hospital bed for a week over unpaid parking tickets. An explosive federal lawsuit alleges that “agitated” cops violated Kevin Saulnier’s civil rights after the 24-year-old “had the…

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