black lives matter
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Game Companies Say They’re Supporting Black Lives Matter, But Few Are Offering Specifics
As protests over the killing of George Floyd by police spread throughout the country last weekend, some of the gaming industry’s biggest companies put out statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. But while a few have shared some specifics about what they’re doing to help fight systemic racism, almost none of them…
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Street Fighter Event Benefiting Black Lives Matter Demolishes Fundraising Expectations
Last night, the Street Fighter subreddit organised an online Street Fighter V tournament to raise money for Black Lives Matter charities in response to the recent police murder of George Floyd, a black Minnesotan, and ongoing attempts by activists across the country to hold law enforcement accountable. They ended up collecting just under $US15,000 ($22,061)…
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N.K. Jemisin Discusses The Tough Questions Far Sector’s New Green Lantern Asks About Policing
Because Sojourner “Jo” Mullein — the Green Lantern at the centre of writer N.K. Jemisin and artist Jamal Campbell’s upcoming series Far Sector — is stationed countless lightyears away from Earth on a strange planet where emotion no longer exists, her humanity is one of the things that most makes her stand out.