racism

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been ordered to pay $137 million in damages by a federal jury for subjecting a former Black employee to racism at work, Bloomberg reported late Monday. What Happened: A federal jury in San Francisco has ordered the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker to...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has paid a former Black employee more than $1 million after an arbitrator ruled that the automaker failed to stop supervisors from using the “N-word” at a company manufacturing facility in California, Bloomberg Law reported Friday. What Happened: Melvin Berry,...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) co-founder Joe Tsai believes that Asian Americans get “scapegoated” whenever there is a crisis in the U.S. What Happened: In an interview with CNBC, Tsai noted that when the U.S. economy is doing well, Asian Americans...

Nooses found at an Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) site in Windsor, Connecticut, are causing the company to halt construction there. What Happened: Amazon has temporarily halted construction site at the Windsor location after seven nooses were discovered at the site since April...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) said Wednesday a product manager who was hired last month has left the company after internal backlash over his past remarks being considered sexist and racist, according to Bloomberg. What Happened: Several Apple employees had complained both internally and on social media...

This article by Chynna Pearson was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. Cannabis is not the only industry that can act as a microcosm of the world but it may be the most prominent. Cannabis is still federally illegal so there are many areas in...

This article by Haley Giuliano was originally published on NisonCo, and appears here with permission. NisonCo takes pride in supporting causes that better the lives of marginalized and persecuted people in our nation. This includes standing up for the rights of minority communities and gaining...

Brenton Harrison Tarrant, a 29-year old Australian, who shot to death 51 people at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday, the Associated Press reported. What Happened: In the first instance of its kind, Judge Cameron...

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) on Tuesday announced it is committing $100 million towards the cause of racial equality in the United States. What Happened The streaming video on demand service provider said it would allocate up to two percent of its cash holdings going forward to "financial...

As protests against racism continue across the U.S., certain cannabis-focused businesses and organizations are heightening awareness in their own way. Minorities For Medical Marijuana (M4MM) and the Minority Cannabis Business Association are partnering to host a live virtual event...

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will refrain from displaying the flag of Mississippi in local stores over a confederate emblem in the flag, Reuters reported Tuesday. What Happened "While the issue continues to be discussed, we've made the decision to remove the Mississippi state flag from display...

Google and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai sent a note to employees Wednesday, affirming the company’s commitment to racial equality and announcing measures to support African American employees. What Happened Addressing the violent and racist attacks...

PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) is changing the branding of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup after 130 years of featuring an African American woman on the packaging. What Happened Aunt Jemima’s branding depicts a woman inspired by the 19th-century minstrel shows.  The woman on the label...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google LLC has banned right-wing financial publication ZeroHedge from its advertising platform, NBC News reported Tuesday. Racist Content In Comments Caused Violation ZeroHedge was notified by the search engine giant last week over policy...

By WeedMaps, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. “In order to stand with us, and people who look like me, you have to be educated on issues that pertain to me, fully educated so you can feel the full level of pain so that you can have full understanding,” said Emmanuel Acho. The...