In this episode, I offer a few updates regarding social changes and paradigm shifts that have occurred as a result of Black Lives Matter movements and protests. After the unarmed killings of Breonna Taylor & George Floyd, groups, companies, and organizations have offered changes in policies and practices that reflect in shift in their thinking about race, racial politics, anti-racism, and racial equity.

1) Breonna’s Taylor Law was passed that will ban ‘no-knock’ warrants in Louisville, Kentucky. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/breonna-taylor-law-passed.html

2) K-12 School districts and universities across the country are removing police from their campuses and/or are cancelling their contracts with local police departments. https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/city-of-madison-attempt-to-remove-police-free-schools-street-mural-blocked-by-protesters/article_7536804d-0627-5702-8da0-498738deaee8.html

3) The ‘Dixie’ Chicks have renamed themselves as ‘The Chicks’. https://ew.com/music/the-dixie-chicks-change-name/

4) Quaker has removed the face of the Black woman from their Aunt Jemima products, noting its imagery is rooted within racial stereotypes  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/business/aunt-jemima-logo-change/index.html

5) Several schools once named after Robert E. Lee are changing their names: https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/high-school/robert-e-lee-high-school-change-name-after-fairfax-county-school-board-vote-passes

 https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/06/22/robert-e-lee-high-school-louisiana-school-board-renaming-orig-jk.cnn

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