by Oui
Sun Jun 7th, 2020 at 08:40:44 AM EST
In the second wave as the Black Lives Matter Revolt takes hold in Trump's USA and equally across the Western White World 🌍🌎
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EXPOSED!
Philadelphia Buildings Matter Too - Stan Wischnowski
Stan Wischnowski resigns as The Philadelphia Inquirer’s top editor
Wischnowski, low-key and measured, as is his personality, told staffers on Wednesday that the paper had made strides in diversifying its 213-member newsroom, boosting minority representation to 27% of the editorial workforce, about a doubling in four years. He promised more such hires.
The session turned intense and emotional. Some journalists could be seen in tears in their Zoom frames. Critics, black and white, denounced the pace of change at the paper, sharply criticizing both coverage and the racial and gender mix of the staff. Several journalists pointed out that the newspaper could muster only one male African American reporter to cover the protests and police response convulsing a city that is majority minority.
Hours after the wrenching Zoom session, about 50 journalists of color signed an open letter calling for faster changes at the paper. The following day, most of the minority staff took the day off from work in protest.
○ An apology to our readers and Inquirer employees
h/t coverage by The Guardian
The revolution continues as White people too believe it’s past time due to for America to attain equality and justice for all!
Popovich Releases Emotional Statement on Racial Issues
As protests continue in America and across the globe in reaction to the death of George Floyd, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich recorded a statement as part of a Tuuuwitter series populated by the organization to allow players, coaches and staff to speak on racial inequality using the hashtag #SpursVoices.
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He also refers to the death of Floyd as a lynching. Popovich calls on white people to stand up to racial injustices, as well gun violence, referencing Sandy Hook.
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Exposed! NY Times editor resigns after Tom Cotton Op-Ed
America Exposed for What It Has Become - A Tearful Colin Powell
Work in progress ... more to follow
