The march will commemorate a momentous moment in American history. It will also be a commitment to continue many of the same battles: ending police violence, ending systemic racism and guaranteeing access to the ballot box. “Dad would be very proud of people coming together to stand up against injustice,” …
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NBA owners have not unanimously supported ‘Black Lives Matter’ in restart courts, says insider
The NBA was one of the leagues to take on social justice issues when it reopened in the Disney World bubble in July after a month-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the wake of the police-involved deaths of Black Americans and the ensuing unrest, the NBA announced that …
Read More »How can I watch March 2020 in Washington, where activists will call for police reform, voting rights
Fifty-seven years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech in March in Washington, the families of Black Americans shot or killed by police on the same site will speak, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. The families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and Jacob Blake …
Read More »Amazon opens new fresh groceries
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is set to open the first physical store of its Amazon Fresh grocery company this week. Amazon first jumped into the shopping spree with the acquisition of the nature and organic chain Whole Foods Market in 2017. The first new Amazon Fresh store, near Los Angeles, will …
Read More »Coca-Cola to restructure staff structure proposes voluntary cuts
A forklift moves Diet Coke pallets to be shipped at a Coco-Cola bottling plant in Salt Lake City, Utah. Getty Images Coca-Cola announced on Friday a staff restructuring plan that will cut voluntary jobs. The company said it will offer voluntary layoff packages to eligible employees, starting with about 4,000 …
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