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Dating Apps Address Racism On and Off the Platforms – Adweek

| June 3, 2020

While major dating apps have pivoted their marketing campaigns and in-app functions to promote virtual dating since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March, theyre now shifting focus to address another urgent issue: racial injustice outside and within their platforms.

Letter to the editor: Maine must acknowledge racist history, present – Press Herald

| June 3, 2020

Maines history and present are built on racism.

State bill would provide training to better identify hate crimes J. – The Jewish News of Northern California

| June 3, 2020

David Chius personal background made him an ideal partner for a hate crimes-related bill authored by fellow Assembly member Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), vice chair of the California Jewish Legislative Caucus. Chiu, a Democrat from San Francisco, describes it this way: I was raised by a Protestant mother and Buddhist father, and schooled by high school priests and four Jewish college roommates. It is his diverse upbringing, coupled with the recent rise in hate crimes against the Jewish community and his own Asian-Pacific Islander community, that led Chiu to co-introduce the proposed legislation with Gabriel and two others.

PERSPECTIVE: Why Branding Antifa a Terror Group Is a Diversion – HSToday

| June 3, 2020

In the wake of protests against police brutality sweeping the nation, the name Antifa abounds online as the political rights bogeyman, blamed even by U.S. President Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr as the group upon which to pin all of the blame without acknowledging the very real grievances of the African-American community.[1] Before discussing what Antifa is not, it is worthwhile to discuss what the movement is, how they define themselves, and how they have been described by scholars of militant groups

‘We Will Not Sit Idly By’: Jewish Organizations React to Demonstrations Over George Floyd’s Death – Jewish Journal

| June 3, 2020

Multiple Jewish organizations have released statements reacting to the demonstrations occurring all over the country and in the Los Angeles area after the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. Floyd, an African American, was declared dead at a hospital on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyds neck for nearly nine minutes. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was arrested on May 29 and charged with third-degree murder

Underlying Conditions of Presidents Andrew Johnson’s and Donald Trump’s Racism – High Plains Reader

| June 3, 2020

by Charlie Barber | .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | Last Word | June 2nd, 2020 #4 of On Tyranny: Take Responsibility for the Face of the World - The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow.

Grassroots effort to make ‘Never Again’ resound in classrooms across America – JNS.org

| June 3, 2020

(June 1, 2020 / JNS) Amid the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States and abroad, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Never Again Education Act into law on Friday as part of Jewish American Heritage Month, one month after the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. The story behind the passage of this landmark legislation is one that transcended the usual partisan politics of Washington, D.C., bringing together Jewish and Christian groups, and liberal and conservative lawmakers in a rare display of bipartisanship to have a measurable impact on awareness and understanding of the ramifications of the Holocaust.

How do we teach our children anti-racism? These resources will help – TODAY

| June 1, 2020

Racism and violence against black people has been a problem in America for hundreds of years. But with recent events and protests, there's a feeling the country could be headed toward "a turning point for real change," as President Barack Obama wrote in an essay for Medium. If you are a parent looking for resources to help you raise and teach your kids to be anti-racist, you might not know where to start.

‘We stand in solidarity’: Jewish organizations respond to the protests over George Floyd’s death – The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle

| June 1, 2020

JTA Jewish groups are expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed last week by a Minneapolis police officer who has subsequently been charged with second-degree murder, and solidarity with the sweeping national protests that have followed. Here are excerpts from the statements weve seen so far. Know of something weve missed?

Buchanan supports bill directing funds to Holocaust education programs – Ripon Advance

| June 1, 2020

The president is poised to sign into law bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Rep


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