Target Still Doesn’t Get DEI ― or Why We're Boycotting Them

Target still doesn’t get DEI ― or why we're boycotting them

After George Floyd’s murder in 2020, Target pledged to advance racial equity. They've since backtracked due to far-right pressure, Nekima Levy Armstrong writes.

United States: Five years since George Floyd’s murder

George Floyd, a Black man, was killed on May 25, 2020, by a white Minneapolis police officer. The cop, who was eventually found guilty of murder, pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes while he lay handcuffed on the ground, pleading that he couldn’t breathe. A young woman bystander filmed the killing on her phone, as others shouted at the police to

Five years on, Santa Cruz Black leaders reflect on George Floyd’s legacy of activism and art

Black leaders came together Monday to discuss the lingering aftershocks of the summer of 2020 and how those pivotal days shaped Santa Cruz’s Black community. The post Five years on, Santa Cruz Black leaders reflect on George Floyd’s legacy of activism and art  appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.