NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) is removing terms such as “blacklist”, “master” and “slave” from its materials and internal technology code, as it seeks to address racism within the company, two sources with knowledge of the measure said. FILE PHOTO: The Dow Jones Industrial Average logo, …
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Mississippi has officially removed the last state flag in the US with the Confederate Battle Emblem, a racist symbol that has served as a source of division for generations. Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed a landmark bill Tuesday that removes the 126-year-old flag from the state. “This is not a …
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AMerica, divided into racial and political lines and led by her own Herod, faces an invisible plague and a public trial against her history of violence. It is in this biblical context that Kanye West imagines the next apocalyptic event, in one of its most focused and dazzling themes for …
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