How #BlackLivesMatter is changing America
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Ripple effect
In a report by AFP, massive protests against racism sparked by the police killing of George Floyd are having a ripple effect across American society, with multiple sectors facing a reckoning over their treatment of minorities.
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Level playing field
Basketball star LeBron James was one of the first to condemn Floyd's death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer on May 25. He later announced that he planned to found a charitable organization that aims to help black Americans vote in the presidential election on November 3. Fellow NBA legend Michael Jordan said that he would donate $100 million to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice.
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Questions & Resignations
The demonstrations led to questions, debates and resignations in numerous editorial offices, which are largely white. After online fury and intense criticism from many New York Times staffers, the paper's editorial page head quit after publishing an op-ed by a US senator who urged military force against protesters nationwide.The Philadelphia Inquirer's editor-in-chief stepped down after the paper published the headline "Buildings Matter too," seemingly equating vandalism with police killings of African Americans.
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Change in movies
Major streaming platforms like Amazon and Netflix have highlighted works of black artists on their homepage. New platform HBO Max removed "Gone with the Wind," a 1939 multiple-Oscar winning film considered full of racial prejudice, from its back catalogue of old movies. It will return soon with an explainer about the film's complicated legacy. Director Ava DuVernay, known for her anti-racist films, was elected to the Academy Awards' Board of Governors, bringing the number of people of color in the board to 12 out of 54.
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Not just a school debate
Despite being closed for weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic, many schools and universities have been caught up in the debate. Former students of the elite New York girl's school Brearley have been sharing their experiences of discrimination on the Instagram account @BlackatBrearley. And in universities, a June 10 strike under the hashtag #ShutDownAcademia was widely followed, notably at MIT and Harvard.