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| Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have quickly given rise to a vast American reckoning with racism, as a backlash against entrenched inequality reverberates across society, from the upper echelons of corporations and media organizations to the pages of the dictionary. | Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have quickly given rise to a vast American reckoning with racism, as a backlash against entrenched inequality reverberates across society, from the upper echelons of corporations and media organizations to the pages of the dictionary. |
| The fallout has been swift and fierce. | The fallout has been swift and fierce. |
| By Wednesday, the chief executive of CrossFit had resigned after speaking belligerently about race and racism on a company call. Thousands of researchers across the country went on strike, forgoing research, classes, meetings and other work to instead spend the day calling for actions to protect the lives of black people. And Merriam-Webster said it would expand its dictionary definition of racism to address systemic bias. | By Wednesday, the chief executive of CrossFit had resigned after speaking belligerently about race and racism on a company call. Thousands of researchers across the country went on strike, forgoing research, classes, meetings and other work to instead spend the day calling for actions to protect the lives of black people. And Merriam-Webster said it would expand its dictionary definition of racism to address systemic bias. |
| The changes come as protesters across the country continue to cry out for racial justice and accountability with a visceral force. | The changes come as protesters across the country continue to cry out for racial justice and accountability with a visceral force. |
| In Richmond, Va., protesters ripped down a statue of the explorer and colonizer Christopher Columbus overnight and threw it into a lake. In Boston, a similar statue was beheaded. Across the country, at least 10 monuments to Confederates or other controversial historical figures have been removed, and people have challenged similar monuments in more than 20 cities. | In Richmond, Va., protesters ripped down a statue of the explorer and colonizer Christopher Columbus overnight and threw it into a lake. In Boston, a similar statue was beheaded. Across the country, at least 10 monuments to Confederates or other controversial historical figures have been removed, and people have challenged similar monuments in more than 20 cities. |
| The demand for consequences reflects a considerable shift in public opinion, as Congress races to address police accountability and racial bias in law enforcement during a pivotal election year. The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Wednesday from a brother of Mr. Floyd, who spoke out against the repeated police killings of black Americans and urged lawmakers to “make it stop.” | The demand for consequences reflects a considerable shift in public opinion, as Congress races to address police accountability and racial bias in law enforcement during a pivotal election year. The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Wednesday from a brother of Mr. Floyd, who spoke out against the repeated police killings of black Americans and urged lawmakers to “make it stop.” |
| In Minneapolis, the police chief, Medaria Arradondo, said that he would no longer engage in contract negotiations with the police union, as officials across the country increasingly defy influential police and corrections groups. | In Minneapolis, the police chief, Medaria Arradondo, said that he would no longer engage in contract negotiations with the police union, as officials across the country increasingly defy influential police and corrections groups. |
| Almost no industry has been immune from the fallout. | Almost no industry has been immune from the fallout. |
| Authors and book publishing employees are speaking publicly about pay disparities in an overwhelmingly white industry under the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe. Among newspapers, which are also disproportionately white, high-ranking editors at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Philadelphia Inquirer have stepped down or been reassigned in recent days after staff complaints about editorial decisions touching on race and protests. | Authors and book publishing employees are speaking publicly about pay disparities in an overwhelmingly white industry under the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe. Among newspapers, which are also disproportionately white, high-ranking editors at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Philadelphia Inquirer have stepped down or been reassigned in recent days after staff complaints about editorial decisions touching on race and protests. |
| But history suggests that such intense focus on societal racism is unlikely to last, the Rev. Al Sharpton warned during a eulogy for Mr. Floyd this week. He promised to be back in Minneapolis when the trial for officers start, and to march on Washington “by the tens of thousands” on the anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in August. | But history suggests that such intense focus on societal racism is unlikely to last, the Rev. Al Sharpton warned during a eulogy for Mr. Floyd this week. He promised to be back in Minneapolis when the trial for officers start, and to march on Washington “by the tens of thousands” on the anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in August. |
| “We must commit to this family — all of these families, all of his children, grandchildren and all — that until these people pay for what they did, that we’re going to be there with them,” he said. “Because lives like George’s will not matter until somebody pays the cost for taking their lives.” | “We must commit to this family — all of these families, all of his children, grandchildren and all — that until these people pay for what they did, that we’re going to be there with them,” he said. “Because lives like George’s will not matter until somebody pays the cost for taking their lives.” |
| A day after George Floyd was laid to rest during an impassioned service calling for broad corrections to racial injustice, his brother Philonise Floyd testified on Wednesday before a House hearing on police accountability and racial bias in law enforcement, and offered lawmakers a wrenching plea for change. | |
| “I’m here to ask you to make it stop,” Mr. Floyd told the House Judiciary Committee, describing the agony he felt as he watched the video his older brother dying while pinned under the knee of a white police officer for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The elder Mr. Floyd died on May 25 after being arrested over a complaint that he had bought cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. | |
| “I am asking you, is that what a black man’s life is worth? Twenty dollars?” Mr. Floyd asked members of Congress. “This is 2020. Enough is enough. The people marching in the streets are telling you enough is enough. | |
| Moved to tears as he recounted how his brother had continued to address the officers detaining him as “sir” as he lay dying, Mr. Floyd later broke down as he detailed the horror his family felt watching the video, saying it felt like “eight hours and 46 minutes.” | |
| “Sitting here, coming to try to tell you all about how I want justice for my brother, I just think about that video over and over again,” Mr. Floyd said. “Every day just looking at it, being anywhere, that’s all people talk about. The rest of my life, that’s all I’ll ever see.” | |
| Anybody “with a heart,” he continued, would know that how his brother was treated was wrong: “You don’t do that to a human being, you don’t even do that to an animal.” | |
| Mr. Floyd was the marquee voice among more than a half-dozen civil rights experts and activists at a hearing called to consider the most expansive federal intervention into law enforcement that lawmakers have proposed in recent memory, which was put forth by Democrats this week. | |
| His testimony added to the mounting sense of urgency on Capitol Hill to overhaul law enforcement practices and address systemic racism in policing. | |
| House Democrats have indicated that they intend to act quickly, with a vote on their legislation planned by the end of the month. Congressional Republicans, faced with a rapid shift in public opinion, are scrambling to coalesce around a legislative response. | |
| The chief of the Minneapolis Police Department said on Wednesday that he was calling off contract negotiations with the police union, as he sought to keep control of the department amid calls from city lawmakers to dismantle it. | The chief of the Minneapolis Police Department said on Wednesday that he was calling off contract negotiations with the police union, as he sought to keep control of the department amid calls from city lawmakers to dismantle it. |
| Chief Medaria Arradondo said he would bring in outside advisers to examine how to revamp the police union contract to allow “more flexibility for true reform.” He said the review would cover issues like the role of supervisors and the discipline and arbitration process, a thorny subject raised by protesters in several states. | Chief Medaria Arradondo said he would bring in outside advisers to examine how to revamp the police union contract to allow “more flexibility for true reform.” He said the review would cover issues like the role of supervisors and the discipline and arbitration process, a thorny subject raised by protesters in several states. |
| Chief Arradondo, an African-American who once sued the police department and the city for discrimination, expressed frustration with the way police union contracts tie the hands of department leaders in dealing with problem officers. | Chief Arradondo, an African-American who once sued the police department and the city for discrimination, expressed frustration with the way police union contracts tie the hands of department leaders in dealing with problem officers. |
| “There is nothing more debilitating to a chief, from an employment-matter perspective, than when you have grounds to terminate an officer for misconduct, and you’re dealing with a third-party mechanism that allows for that employee to not only be back on your department, but to be patrolling in your communities,” he said. | “There is nothing more debilitating to a chief, from an employment-matter perspective, than when you have grounds to terminate an officer for misconduct, and you’re dealing with a third-party mechanism that allows for that employee to not only be back on your department, but to be patrolling in your communities,” he said. |
| Derek Chauvin, the former officer charged with murder after kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, was on the Minneapolis force for 19 years before being fired the day after Mr. Floyd’s death. During that time Mr. Chauvin was the subject of at least 17 misconduct complaints, his personnel file shows, including one in 2007 in which he appears to have been reprimanded and possibly suspended. | Derek Chauvin, the former officer charged with murder after kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, was on the Minneapolis force for 19 years before being fired the day after Mr. Floyd’s death. During that time Mr. Chauvin was the subject of at least 17 misconduct complaints, his personnel file shows, including one in 2007 in which he appears to have been reprimanded and possibly suspended. |
| Activists say the police union in Minneapolis exerts more control than the chief does over police officers’ behavior. | Activists say the police union in Minneapolis exerts more control than the chief does over police officers’ behavior. |
| Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Officers Federation, the union representing more than 800 officers, did not immediately return a call seeking comment for this report. | Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Officers Federation, the union representing more than 800 officers, did not immediately return a call seeking comment for this report. |
| Lieutenant Kroll has been the subject of at least 20 internal-affairs complaints; all but three were closed with no discipline, according to an investigation by The Minneapolis Star Tribune. In the past, he has referred to Black Lives Matter as a “terrorist organization.” | Lieutenant Kroll has been the subject of at least 20 internal-affairs complaints; all but three were closed with no discipline, according to an investigation by The Minneapolis Star Tribune. In the past, he has referred to Black Lives Matter as a “terrorist organization.” |
| In his first substantial reaction to the killing of Mr. Floyd and its aftermath, Lieutenant Kroll sent a letter to officers on June 1 commending their “outstanding work” and criticizing how the city handled the protests, which he described as “a riot” backed by a “terrorist movement” that he said was years in the making. | In his first substantial reaction to the killing of Mr. Floyd and its aftermath, Lieutenant Kroll sent a letter to officers on June 1 commending their “outstanding work” and criticizing how the city handled the protests, which he described as “a riot” backed by a “terrorist movement” that he said was years in the making. |
| Chief Arradondo said he would bring in a company called Benchmark Analytics to track police officers’ performance and alert supervisors to “early warning signs” of misconduct. He promised to announce more measures over the next week. | Chief Arradondo said he would bring in a company called Benchmark Analytics to track police officers’ performance and alert supervisors to “early warning signs” of misconduct. He promised to announce more measures over the next week. |
| Mayor Jacob Frey applauded the chief’s plans in a statement, saying the city needed not only a new police union contract but also “a new compact between the people of Minneapolis and the people trusted to protect and serve.” | Mayor Jacob Frey applauded the chief’s plans in a statement, saying the city needed not only a new police union contract but also “a new compact between the people of Minneapolis and the people trusted to protect and serve.” |
| American public opinion can sometimes seem stubborn. Voters haven’t really changed their views on abortion in 50 years. Donald J. Trump’s approval rating among registered voters has fallen within a five-point range for just about every day of his presidency. | American public opinion can sometimes seem stubborn. Voters haven’t really changed their views on abortion in 50 years. Donald J. Trump’s approval rating among registered voters has fallen within a five-point range for just about every day of his presidency. |
| But the Black Lives Matter movement is proving to be an exception. | But the Black Lives Matter movement is proving to be an exception. |
| Public opinion on race and criminal justice issues has been steadily moving left since the first protests ignited over the fatal shootings of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. And since the death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25, public opinion on race, criminal justice and the Black Lives Matter movement has shifted leftward. | Public opinion on race and criminal justice issues has been steadily moving left since the first protests ignited over the fatal shootings of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. And since the death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25, public opinion on race, criminal justice and the Black Lives Matter movement has shifted leftward. |
| Over the last two weeks, support for Black Lives Matter increased by nearly as much as it had over the previous two years, according to data from Civiqs, an online survey research firm. By a 28-point margin, Civiqs finds that a majority of Americans support the movement, up from a 17-point margin before the most recent wave of protests began. | Over the last two weeks, support for Black Lives Matter increased by nearly as much as it had over the previous two years, according to data from Civiqs, an online survey research firm. By a 28-point margin, Civiqs finds that a majority of Americans support the movement, up from a 17-point margin before the most recent wave of protests began. |
| The survey is not the only one to suggest that recent protests enjoy broad public support. Weekly polling for the Democracy Fund’s U.C.L.A./Nationscape survey shows a significant increase in unfavorable views of the police, and an increase in the belief that African-Americans face a lot of discrimination. | The survey is not the only one to suggest that recent protests enjoy broad public support. Weekly polling for the Democracy Fund’s U.C.L.A./Nationscape survey shows a significant increase in unfavorable views of the police, and an increase in the belief that African-Americans face a lot of discrimination. |
| Perhaps most significant, the Civiqs data is not alone in suggesting that an outright majority of Americans agree with the central arguments of Black Lives Matter. | Perhaps most significant, the Civiqs data is not alone in suggesting that an outright majority of Americans agree with the central arguments of Black Lives Matter. |
| A photojournalist who was blinded in one eye by a law enforcement officer during a night of unrest in Minneapolis filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing the city and state police of deliberating targeting the press. | |
| Linda Tirado, 37, was struck in the left eye by a non-lethal projectile fired by an officer on May 29, as she was covering demonstrations after the death of George Floyd. Ms. Tirado said officers ignored the press credential she wore around her neck and first hit her with a green tracking round, leaving a mark on her backpack. | |
| “Then, with a bright green target on her, the police shot her in her face,” her lawyers wrote. | |
| U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a joint effort of several journalism organizations, has collected well over 200 reports from around the country of journalists being arrested, shot with non-lethal rounds, hit or pepper-sprayed by law enforcement officers while covering the protests of the past two weeks. It says it is looking into more than 90 incidents in Minnesota alone. | |
| The Minneapolis Police Department uses 40 mm “less-lethal” foam rounds, and Ms. Tirado said doctors had removed foam particles from her eye. | |
| Ms. Tirado, a mother of two who lives in Tennessee and does not have health insurance, has had two surgeries. She said she had lost her sense of depth perception and did not expect to be able to work as a photographer. | |
| “I’m not sure I am ever going to feel comfortable in a protest situation where I might have to run,” she said in an interview. | |
| Asked if she was deliberately targeted, she said: “I think the totality of evidence is that there certainly was animus toward the press.” | |
| A lawyer for Ms. Tirado, Tai-Heng Cheng, said that if she won a settlement or judgment, after paying her medical bills she would donate the money to a charity dedicated to police reform. | |
| A Minneapolis Police spokesman said his agency did not fire at Ms. Tirado. | |
| “Our department was not a part of that incident,” John A. Elder, a spokesman, said. “Several agencies have been involved in addressing the riots.” | |
| Bruce Gordon, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, said “we are reviewing the incidents involving our troopers,” but would not say whether a state officer had fired at Ms. Tirado. | |
| He added that it “can be difficult for officers to distinguish journalists from those who are violating a curfew order or not complying with commands to leave an area.” | |
| Galvanized by the killing of George Floyd and continued reports that minority researchers feel marginalized and disrespected, almost 6,000 scientists and academicians said they would participate in a one-day strike on Wednesday. | |
| The event was organized by a loosely affiliated group of physicists and cosmologists operating under various hashtags, including #Strike4BlackLives, #ShutDownStem and #ShutDownAcademia. | |
| Participants planned to cancel classes, lectures or committee meetings, hold off on reporting any breakthroughs, and forgo engaging with email and reading draft articles for peer review. Instead, they would devote the day to a close examination of how science does business. | |
| “Racism in science is enmeshed with the larger scheme of white supremacy in society,” said Brian Nord, a physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois and one of the organizers of the strike. “We need to rethink what scientific collaborations should look like. Black people need a seat at the table.” | |
| He added, “The idea is to disrupt the system, at least for a day.” As of Wednesday morning, some 5,700 scientists had signed a pledge to strike, and registration was closed. The petition reads, in part: “We recognize that our academic institutions and research collaborations — despite big talk about diversity, equity and inclusion — have ultimately failed black people.” | |
| Demands for justice have been met with gradualism and tokenism, the organizers said, and black students still often feel unsupported and unwelcome at predominately white college campuses and laboratories. | |
| Many leading scientific journals, including Science, Physical Review Letters and arXiv, an online platform where physicists post their pre-prints, have all said that they will be silent on Wednesday. | |
| David McAtee, the black owner of a Louisville barbecue restaurant who was killed on June 1, was fatally shot by a member of the Kentucky National Guard, state officials said on Tuesday. | |
| Mr. McAtee, 53, was killed by a single shot to the chest after two Guard soldiers and two Louisville Metro Police Department officers discharged their weapons as they tried to disperse a crowd of curfew violators outside his restaurant. | |
| Bullet fragments recovered from Mr. McAtee’s body matched the green-tipped ammunition from Guard members’ assault rifles, according to J. Michael Brown, the executive cabinet secretary overseeing the Kentucky State Police’s investigation into the shooting. | |
| He said the fragments were too badly damaged to identify which rifle had fired the fatal shot. | |
| Mr. McAtee fired a gun before being shot, though a visual investigation by The New York Times found that he appeared to be reacting to pepper balls fired directly at his restaurant. | |
| Mr. Brown said investigators found two casings from rounds fired from Mr. McAtee’s gun, as well as gunpowder residue on his body. | |
| The state investigation, which is continuing, is being conducted in conjunction with the F.B.I. | |
| Hundreds of protesters flooded Seattle City Hall on Tuesday night, in a visceral protest against the killing of black Americans. In Philadelphia, a crowd took to a largely white, affluent neighborhood on the northeast side of the city, chanting “black lives matter.” | |
| The movement to end systemic racism and police brutality in America is moving into a new chapter, more than two weeks after the death of George Floyd ignited fiery protests and widespread anger. | |
| There have been far fewer reports of fires, looting or violent clashes between protesters and the police in recent days, but demonstrations are still unfolding across the country, increasingly aimed at city policies and racist symbols. | |
| In Seattle, hundreds of protesters occupied City Hall on Tuesday — not by force, but with the approval of a City Council member, Kshama Sawant, who said that the voice of the people needed to be heard. | |
| The changes come as cities across the country move swiftly to make significant policy changes in response to the protests. City officials from Houston to San Diego are now banning the police from using chokeholds and other neck restraints, and the mayors of Los Angeles and New York City have pledged to move funds out of police budgets to invest in social services and in communities of color. | |
| A New Jersey corrections officer was suspended and a FedEx employee was fired on Tuesday after re-enacting the killing of George Floyd on the sidelines of a march protesting racism and police violence. | A New Jersey corrections officer was suspended and a FedEx employee was fired on Tuesday after re-enacting the killing of George Floyd on the sidelines of a march protesting racism and police violence. |
| The march on Monday passed through Franklinville, N.J., south of Philadelphia. It was met by a small group of counterprotesters, including the two men who performed the re-enactment. | The march on Monday passed through Franklinville, N.J., south of Philadelphia. It was met by a small group of counterprotesters, including the two men who performed the re-enactment. |
| “If you don’t comply, that’s what happens,” one man can be heard yelling in a video posted on social media as he presses his knee down on the other man’s neck. A third man yells: “Black lives matter — to no one.” | “If you don’t comply, that’s what happens,” one man can be heard yelling in a video posted on social media as he presses his knee down on the other man’s neck. A third man yells: “Black lives matter — to no one.” |
| The re-enactment took place next to a pickup truck covered with an American flag and two large banners that said “TRUMP” and “ALL LIVES MATTER.” | The re-enactment took place next to a pickup truck covered with an American flag and two large banners that said “TRUMP” and “ALL LIVES MATTER.” |
| In a statement on Tuesday, Chief Brian Zimmer of the Franklin Township Police Department said that town officials were “appalled and saddened by the revolting actions of certain individuals” and that an investigation had been launched. | In a statement on Tuesday, Chief Brian Zimmer of the Franklin Township Police Department said that town officials were “appalled and saddened by the revolting actions of certain individuals” and that an investigation had been launched. |
| A spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Corrections said the corrections officer had been suspended, and a FedEx spokeswoman, Davina Cole, said the “individual involved” was no longer employed by the company. | A spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Corrections said the corrections officer had been suspended, and a FedEx spokeswoman, Davina Cole, said the “individual involved” was no longer employed by the company. |
| “FedEx holds its team members to a high standard of personal conduct, and we do not tolerate the kind of appalling and offensive behavior depicted in this video,” Ms. Cole said in a statement, adding, “we stand with those who support justice and equality.” | “FedEx holds its team members to a high standard of personal conduct, and we do not tolerate the kind of appalling and offensive behavior depicted in this video,” Ms. Cole said in a statement, adding, “we stand with those who support justice and equality.” |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejected questions from reporters on Wednesday about how the United States could demand respect for democratic rights around the world after American police and security officers forcibly broke up a peaceful demonstration outside the White House last week. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejected questions from reporters on Wednesday about how the United States could demand respect for democratic rights around the world after American police and security officers forcibly broke up a peaceful demonstration outside the White House last week. |
| Mr. Pompeo dismissed comparisons between the Trump administration’s heavy-handed tactics against the protesters — which included low-flying helicopter maneuvers meant for combat zones and security forces hitting protesters with clubs — and those of authoritarian governments. | Mr. Pompeo dismissed comparisons between the Trump administration’s heavy-handed tactics against the protesters — which included low-flying helicopter maneuvers meant for combat zones and security forces hitting protesters with clubs — and those of authoritarian governments. |
| “The question is so troubling, because you ask the question assuming there is a moral equivalency,” Mr. Pompeo told journalists at the State Department. | “The question is so troubling, because you ask the question assuming there is a moral equivalency,” Mr. Pompeo told journalists at the State Department. |
| One crucial difference, he said, was that the protests in the United States following the death of George Floyd have led to an open national debate over law enforcement practices. | One crucial difference, he said, was that the protests in the United States following the death of George Floyd have led to an open national debate over law enforcement practices. |
| “Our diplomats all around the world can be incredibly proud of the fact that they represent a nation that has God-given rights, ensconced in our fundamental founding documents, that ensure that when we get something wrong here in the United States, when something as tragic and as awful as what happened to George Floyd takes place, that the government responds,” he said. | “Our diplomats all around the world can be incredibly proud of the fact that they represent a nation that has God-given rights, ensconced in our fundamental founding documents, that ensure that when we get something wrong here in the United States, when something as tragic and as awful as what happened to George Floyd takes place, that the government responds,” he said. |
| Mr. Pompeo said the State Department was investigating concerns and complaints from other nations that foreign journalists covering the protests were attacked by the security forces. | Mr. Pompeo said the State Department was investigating concerns and complaints from other nations that foreign journalists covering the protests were attacked by the security forces. |
| “We will address them in a way that is appropriate to try to address any concerns those nations may have about their journalists, who we, too, do our level best to protect,” Mr. Pompeo said. | “We will address them in a way that is appropriate to try to address any concerns those nations may have about their journalists, who we, too, do our level best to protect,” Mr. Pompeo said. |
| The Paramount Network confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed the reality show “Cops” from its schedule, as protests nationwide call for police reform. Late last month, the network had temporarily cut the show from its schedule. | The Paramount Network confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed the reality show “Cops” from its schedule, as protests nationwide call for police reform. Late last month, the network had temporarily cut the show from its schedule. |
| “‘Cops’ is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a spokeswoman for the network said. | “‘Cops’ is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a spokeswoman for the network said. |
| Spike TV, the predecessor to the Paramount Network, picked up “Cops” in 2013 after the show was canceled by Fox, its network home for 25 years. The show’s first episode featured a raid on a Florida crack house, and the 33rd season was expected to premiere on Paramount on June 15. | Spike TV, the predecessor to the Paramount Network, picked up “Cops” in 2013 after the show was canceled by Fox, its network home for 25 years. The show’s first episode featured a raid on a Florida crack house, and the 33rd season was expected to premiere on Paramount on June 15. |
| “These cop reality shows that glorify police but will never show the deep level of police violence are not reality, they are P.R. arms for law enforcement,” said Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of Change. “Law enforcement doesn’t need P.R. They need accountability in this country.” | “These cop reality shows that glorify police but will never show the deep level of police violence are not reality, they are P.R. arms for law enforcement,” said Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of Change. “Law enforcement doesn’t need P.R. They need accountability in this country.” |
| Also on Tuesday, HBO Max removed from its catalog “Gone With the Wind,” the 1939 movie long considered a triumph of American cinema but one that romanticizes the Civil War-era South while glossing over its racial sins. | Also on Tuesday, HBO Max removed from its catalog “Gone With the Wind,” the 1939 movie long considered a triumph of American cinema but one that romanticizes the Civil War-era South while glossing over its racial sins. |
| The streaming service pledged to eventually bring the film back “with a discussion of its historical context” while denouncing its racial missteps, a spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. | The streaming service pledged to eventually bring the film back “with a discussion of its historical context” while denouncing its racial missteps, a spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. |
| Set on a plantation and in Atlanta, the film won multiple Academy Awards, including best picture, and remains among the most celebrated movies in cinematic history. But its rose-tinted depiction of the antebellum South and its blindness to the horrors of slavery have long been criticized, and that scrutiny was renewed this week as protests over police brutality and the death of George Floyd continued to pull the United States into a wide-ranging conversation about race. | Set on a plantation and in Atlanta, the film won multiple Academy Awards, including best picture, and remains among the most celebrated movies in cinematic history. But its rose-tinted depiction of the antebellum South and its blindness to the horrors of slavery have long been criticized, and that scrutiny was renewed this week as protests over police brutality and the death of George Floyd continued to pull the United States into a wide-ranging conversation about race. |
| “‘Gone With the Wind’ is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society,” an HBO Max spokesperson said in a statement. “These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation and a denouncement of those depictions would be irresponsible.” | “‘Gone With the Wind’ is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society,” an HBO Max spokesperson said in a statement. “These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation and a denouncement of those depictions would be irresponsible.” |
| Reporting was contributed by Jason M. Bailey, Kim Barker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Nate Cohn, Johnny Diaz, Catie Edmonson, Nicholas Fandos, Thomas Fuller, Emma Grillo, Lara Jakes, Erin McCann, Patricia Mazzei, Sarah Mervosh, Kevin Quealy, Ed Shanahan, Nicole Sperling, Tracey Tully and Daniel Victor. |