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George Floyd death: At Minneapolis rally, majority of city council comes out in favour of disbanding police department
•Community activists have criticised the Minneapolis department for years for what they say is a racist and brutal culture that resists change.
How the West’s wokeness killed a Marvel called the comic-book superhero
Abhijit Majumder •Marvel’s newest crop of characters have been greeted with howls from comics fans.
'Hopefully, George is looking down right now': Trump evokes African-American killed in Minnesota to flaunt job gains in US
•Trump, who had counted on a strong economy to bolster his chances of re-election in November, said the recovery could be hampered by higher taxes and implementation of a Green New Deal climate change plan if Democrats win the White House.
George Floyd death: Nick Jonas joins Black Lives Matter movement, calls out 'systemic racism, bigotry'
Fp Staff •Nick Jonas has extended his support to Black Lives Matter movement, writes the reality of the inequalities in this country, and around the world, are glaring in an Instagram post
George Floyd killing: Recent incidents of racist violence in US have evoked condemnation, but not surprise from global community
•George Floyd died on 25 May in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck.
Students' group sues Harvard University for allegedly racially discriminating against Asian-American students during admissions
•A study commissioned by the study body found that Harvard gave Asians lower scores on "personality" traits such as likability, courage and being respected.
Why David Cameron's decision to tackle racism in employment with 'name-blind' policy is significant
Hasan Suroor •Britain has come a long way from the days when landlords put up notices on their front doors warning, "No Irish, no dogs". To which they later added "Blacks and Pakis".