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Tesla Ordered To Pay $137M To Former Black Employee Over Racism At Work
Monday, October 4, 2021 - 9:48pm | 394Tesla 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...
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Tesla Pays Out $1M To Former Employee Over Facing Racism At Work: Report
Friday, August 6, 2021 - 3:48am | 508Tesla 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,...
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Alibaba Co-Founder Says Asian Americans Get 'Scapegoated' In Times Of Crises
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 3:52am | 445Chinese 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...
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Amazon Pauses Construction At Connecticut Site After Nooses Found
Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 12:50pm | 463Nooses 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...
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Apple Fires Recently-Hired Former Facebook Exec Over Discriminatory Comments Against Women, People Of Color
Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 3:34am | 318Apple 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...
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How Are Industry Leaders In Cannabis Working To Dismantle Systemic Racism?
Monday, March 15, 2021 - 3:29pm | 1432This 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...
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How The War On Drugs Reinforced Structural Racism
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 4:25pm | 1414This 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...
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Christchurch Shooter Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 10:56pm | 320Brenton 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...
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Netflix Commits $100M To 'Support Black Communities' In US
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 2:52am | 341Netflix 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...
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Virtual Cannabis Event Featuring CJ Wallace And Kim Rivers To Call Out Systemic Racism
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 3:47pm | 452As 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...
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Walmart Stops Display Of Mississippi Flag In Stores Over Confederate Flag Emblem Issue
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 8:31am | 327Walmart 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...
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Announces $175M Fund For African American Business Owners
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 7:15am | 431Google 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...
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PepsiCo To Remove Aunt Jemima Images, Corporate America Re-Examines Brand Icons With Racist Connotations
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 4:31am | 556PepsiCo 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...
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Google Kicks Out Financial Blog ZeroHedge From Advertising Platform Over Racism, Warns The Federalist
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 6:36am | 409Alphabet 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...
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Being Anti-Racist Starts With Consuming Black Culture: Here's A List Of Books, Films And Podcasts To Check Out
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 11:23am | 808By 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...