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Report calls out abuse of social media by US police
Among the scathing findings of an investigation launched after the police killing of George Floyd is that Minneapolis police used covert or bogus social media accounts to monitor Black individuals and groups despite having no clear public safety rationale for doing so.
U.S. Minneapolis officers found to engage in racist policing: report
NEW YORK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Minneapolis Police Department, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, routinely engages in several forms of racially discriminatory policing, fails to hold officers accountable for misconduct and has used fake social media accounts to target Black people and organizations, The New York Times has reported, citing an investigation released on Wednesday by the state's Department of Human Rights.
What happens to #BlackTwitter when Musk takes over?
The Tesla Inc chief executive officer’s plans for the brand centre around fixing what he calls “free speech” problems, but his complaints have relied heavily on the dog whistles of the extremely online segment of the political right. That has Black Twitter users, along with other minorities, worried that the floodgates are about to be swung open for harassment, abuse and more.
Surge in U.S. shootings shows no sign of easing: media
LOS ANGELES, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The surge in gun violence in the United States that began almost two years ago shows no sign of easing after at least nine mass shooting events were reported across the country over the weekend, reported The New York Times on Wednesday.
Google sued by Black ex-employee over ‘racially biased’ culture
Alphabet Inc’s Google discriminates against Black people, who are “pigeon-holed into dead-end jobs” with low pay and subjected to harassment, a former employee claimed in a lawsuit.
Google is accused in lawsuit of systemic bias against Black employees
(Reuters) - A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race.
Friends, in good times and bad, for close to four decades
For 37 years, these seven Sonoma County women have met to talk about books, and life.
'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler mistaken for a bank robber while withdrawing money
The director was briefly detained by police in Atlanta in January after he was mistaken for a bank robber when he went to withdraw RM50,000.
China will plot its own path on human rights, Xi Jinping says, as report takes aim at US record
President Xi Jinping has pledged to promote China’s own path in human rights development in an assertive response to criticism from the West.
How Black ski groups are promoting camaraderie and inclusion in the industry
The National Brotherhood of Skiers in America has been introducing the sport of skiing to people of colour for nearly 50 years.