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As the nation reckons with its complicated racial history, issues that impact communities of color are taking center stage in the platforms of each major political party. With less than three months until the election, an effective pitch during the conventions will be crucial as nonwhite voters make up about one-third of the 2020 electorate,…

Violence at work France mandating masks at all workplaces as virus reawakens

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France is now mandating masks in all workplaces, from the Paris business district to factories in the provincesBy ANGELA CHARLTON Associated PressAugust 18, 2020, 5:16 PM4 min readPARIS — France is now mandating masks in all workplaces, from the Paris business district to factories in the provinces, as it tries to contain growing virus infections…

Violence at work Federal virus money slow to trickle to local public health

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As the novel coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find funds to combat the crisis. Money for test kits. Money to administer tests. Money to hire contact tracers. And yet even more money for a service that helps tracers communicate with residents in dozens…

Violence at work Victims tell of trauma, healing in Golden State Killer case

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Nearly three dozen survivors and family members of victims plan to tell their stories before the man known as the Golden State Killer is formally sentenced to life in prisonBy DON THOMPSON Associated PressAugust 18, 2020, 1:31 AM6 min readSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jane Carson-Sandler says she has served the equivalent of a life sentence in…

Workplace discrimination Pinterest names Black executive to its board following discrimination charges, employee walkout

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in WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION

Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY Published 5:53 p.m. ET Aug. 17, 2020 | Updated 6:32 p.m. ET Aug. 17, 2020CLOSEReeling from charges of racism and gender discrimination, Pinterest on Monday named a Black executive to its board of directors.The appointment follows an employee walkout over a lawsuit brought by the former No. 2 executive at the company and…

Violence at work Activists: Police killings of Latinos lack attention

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RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Forty-year-old Antonio Valenzuela’s death didn’t spark widespread protests like George Floyd’s. In fact, the police killing of Valenzuela drew little attention outside the American Southwestern city just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The details about Floyd’s death, a 46-year-old Black man, who died in May at the hands of Minneapolis police…

Sexual harassment LA Kings suspend mascot after sexual harassment lawsuit

Aug 17, 2020

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in SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team’s mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him by a former female employeeAugust 16, 2020, 10:29 PM2 min readLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team’s mascot after…

Violence at work Black Portland reflects on role of white allies in movement

Aug 17, 2020

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More than two months of protests in one of the whitest major cities in America have prompted deep introspection in Portland, Oregon’s small Black community about the role of white protesters in the Black Lives Matter movementBy GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated PressAugust 16, 2020, 3:58 PM6 min readPORTLAND, Ore. — More than two months of intense…

Violence at work Freed from Belarus jails, protesters recount beatings

Aug 17, 2020

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