Friday, May 31, 2024

Four years after George Floyd's killing

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Fri May 31 2024

Nicole Fallert | Newsletter Writer

As millions poured into city streets to protest racial injustice in May 2020, corporations vowed to do their part, offering billions in financial commitments and drawing up ambitious goals to make their workforces look more like America.

Four years after George Floyd died under a white police officer's knee, what was supposed to be a watershed moment in the workplace has been waylaid by conservative activists waging aggressive campaigns against diversity, equity and inclusion in statehouses and courthouses across the country, DEI advocates say.

"Anti-woke" backlash born from this movement has unnerved business leaders who find themselves navigating shifting terrain, leading to counteractions and ultimately stalling progress.

Keep scrolling for more stories about social justice from the USA TODAY Network.

Lawsuit: American Airlines removed Black men from flight over odor complaint

An American Airlines airplane is pictured at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

The men said that a total of eight passengers were removed from a January flight following a complaint that an unidentified passenger had body odor.

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the National Memorial Day Wreath-Laying and Observance Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, in Washington, U.S., May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Biden appeals to Black voters attacking Trump's record on race

President Joe Biden attempted to shore up support among Black voters at a Philadelphia event Wednesday.

Kris Mayes, Arizona attorney general, speaks at a Kroger town hall meeting on Oct. 23, 2023, in Phoenix.

Democratic AGs met in Texas to strategize on reproductive rights

Amid the Texas GOP convention, Democratic attorneys general from across the U.S. gathered in Austin to strategize on abortion access.

Global advocate, philanthropist and icon Melinda French Gates has spent years serving others but credits her earliest role models for where she is today. Gates is one of USA TODAY's Women of the Year honorees.

Melinda French Gates to give $1 billion to women's rights groups

French Gates says she's compelled to support reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and that she wants to "help even the match."

As long as both parties agree and set parameters, experts say kissing and otherwise being physically intimate with friends is all right – and the decision remains up to the respective parties alone.

Anal sex is stigmatized due to homophobia, experts say. It's time we start talking about it.

Experts say many think of anal sex as morally wrong or "dirty," likely due to society's lingering homophobia. The way to fix it is to learn about it.

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