The World Health Organization reversed course on face masks yesterday. It’s now encouraging people to wear them to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. The general public should use fabric masks in high-spread areas, the WHO said, or whenever social distancing is impossible. The global health agency also said that all health workers, not just those…… MORE
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Kids are born biased but parents can keep it from mutating into racism
As the United States erupts in protests and push back against systemic racism, parents are worried. Parents of black kids navigate far more fundamental worries and much higher stakes, fearing that their children’s lives will be taken for jogging, driving, even sleeping in their own homes. Some parents of white kids, meanwhile, fear they’ll raise…… MORE
‘Shades of Black’ and other toddler books celebrate black families
Children love to see images of themselves in the books that are read to them and in the books they read. While representation has rarely been a problem for white families with young kids, it hasn’t always been so easy for parents of black, Latino, Asian and other nonwhite children to find their skin colors…… MORE
Public shaming has become a common pastime during the pandemic. But it doesn’t really work
Public shaming, in this era of rapid judgment and ensuing internet outrage, is nothing new. But the pandemic has made it a popular pastime. Runners have been berated for exercising without masks. City dwellers have been criticized for congregating in parks. And beachgoers have been condemned for hitting the sand. The pandemic has heightened the…… MORE
Temporary restraining order prohibits Denver Police from using chemical agents or projectiles against peaceful protesters without supervisor approval
Calling the Denver Police Department’s efforts to “police its own” a failure, a US District Court Judge granted a temporary restraining order late Friday evening prohibiting the use of “chemical weapons or projectiles of any kind against persons engaging in peaceful protests or demonstrations.” The temporary restraining order (TRO) granted by Judge R. Brooke Jackson…… MORE
Joe Biden wins enough delegates to secure Democratic nomination
Former Vice President Joe Biden has earned enough delegates to officially secure the Democratic nomination for president, CNN projected on Saturday. Biden has been the presumptive Democratic nominee since April, when Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the primary. His electoral victory in Guam on Saturday allowed him to surpass the necessary 1,991 delegates…… MORE
Olympic hopeful Sophie McKinna on working two jobs to achieve her sporting ambitions
Working two jobs is a lot for anyone to take on, let alone an elite athlete on a mission to make her first Olympic Games. That’s been the reality for British shot putter Sophie McKinna who has been balancing her dream of Olympic glory with work as both a custody officer and gym instructor for…… MORE
A second memorial for George Floyd will take place after another night of protests
George Floyd’s second memorial will take place Saturday in the state where he was born after the 11th night of protests ignited by his death. The first of several services honoring the man who died in police custody, launching national protests against racial bias in the US, took place Thursday in Minneapolis — the city…… MORE
Cyclist caught on video assaulting 3 people posting flyers in support of Black Lives Matter arrested
Police in Maryland have arrested and charged the cyclist who was caught on video Monday accosting three people posting flyers in support of Black Lives Matter. Sixty-year-old Anthony Brennan III of Kensington, Maryland, has been arrested and charged with three counts of second-degree assault, according to the Maryland-National Capital Park Police. The incident took place…… MORE
Videos often contradict what police say in reports. Here’s why some officers continue to lie
A video showed officers in Buffalo, New York, pushing a 75-year-old man. Police initially said he had tripped and fell. News cameras showed officers in Atlanta breaking the windows of a vehicle, pulling a woman out of the car and tasing a man. In his report, an officer wrote he wasn’t sure the pair was…… MORE
