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The Strategist Quiz #669

The Strategist Quiz #669

After Google, Facebook commits $200 mn to support black entrepreneurs

The commitment is part of a broader $1.1 billion investment by Facebook in Black and diverse suppliers and communities in the US

How Donald Trump campaign's plans for a triumphant rally went awry

Instead of offering Trump a glide path back into the campaign season, Saturday's rally in Tulsa has become yet another flash point for a candidate who has repeatedly displayed insensitivity about race

Colgate-Palmolive to overhaul toothpaste with racist roots, say report

The product is owned by Colgate-Palmolive and its partner Hawley & Hazel and once used an offensive racial epithet for a Black person as its name, the Hong Kong Free Press reported on its website.

Will show our support to 'Black Lives Matter' movement in 1st Test: Holder

Floyd, an African-American, died in police custody in Minneapolis on Many 25, following which widespread protest have been taking place around the world against racism and police brutality

Trump signs order on police reforms after meeting victims' families

Trump said Tuesday the order would leverage federal funding to help stop the use of choke holds nationwide, except when an officer's life is at risk

Trump calls out 'evil of slavery' to military grads amid racism protests

Trump's appeal to remember history came as his own relationship with the military is under strain

Amid protests, Atlanta police shoot dead black man who grabbed Taser

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said the Friday night shooting outside a Wendy's restaurant was captured by a security camera as well as by witnesses' cellphones

The colour of prejudice

Racism in India represents a curious anomaly

Premier League allows kneeling protests, 'Black Lives Matter' on shirts

All players from the 20 clubs also released their joint official statement saying that they all stand towards eradicating racial prejudice

England board admits 'systemic racism' exists, cricket not immune to it

In a statement on Friday, the ECB said it must learn from the 'Black Lives Matter' movement erupted after the killing of African-American George Floyd by a white policeman in Minneapolis

Apple CEO Tim Cook commits $100 mn to promote racial equality amid protests

Cook said the initiative will lead to "changes that touch just about everything we do."

After IBM & Amazon, Microsoft stops selling face recognition tech to police

Microsoft's president and chief counsel, Brad Smith, announced the decision and called on Congress to regulate the technology during a Washington Post video event on Thursday

George Floyd case: I don't like chokeholds, they should stop, says Trump

A chokehold is a tactic in which an officer puts his or her arm around the neck of a suspect, blocking airflow

The Black Lives Matter protests and the swift change they are triggering

Remarkably, the protests have had an impact across borders. In the United Kingdom, the statue of a slave trader was uprooted and dumped in the river

Looking at ways to educate rather than focusing on negatives: Darren Sammy

The debate around racism in cricket kickstarted after Sammy alleged racism during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 Indian Premier League

No plan of retiring from football anytime soon, says Sunil Chhetri

If you catch a person who is talking about these things (racist remarks) you will find he is ignorant and not knowing the things, says Sunil Chhetri

Tolerance in DNA of India, US but disappearing lately: Rahul Gandhi

He further said, "But the surprising thing is, that open DNA has sort of disappeared. I don't see that level of tolerance that I used to see in the US and India."

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year amid criticism

Floyd died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into the handcuffed black man's neck for several minutes even after Floyd stopped moving and pleading for air

CrossFit founder Greg Glassman quits after backlash to George Floyd tweet

Reebok also dropped its affiliation with CrossFit this week.