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Google and Yelp are making it easier to find Black-owned businesses
August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

Google and Yelp are making it easier to find Black-owned businesses

Good News! by Peter Schulte

Both Google and Yelp have reported a drastic surge in searches for Black-owned businesses since the beginning of June. Now both companies are adding icons that help customers more easily identify Black-owned businesses.

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Minneapolis City Council commits to dismantling Minneapolis Police Department
June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

Minneapolis City Council commits to dismantling Minneapolis Police Department

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Nine of 13 members of the Minneapolis City Council — a veto-proof majority — have publicly committed to dismantling the entire Minneapolis Police Department and rebuilding it from the ground up.

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Ella Jones elected first black mayor of Ferguson, Missouri
June 6, 2020June 6, 2020

Ella Jones elected first black mayor of Ferguson, Missouri

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Her election is further sign of the black community’s increasing political influence in Ferguson. In 2014, the city had one black council member. Now four of six council seats are filled by African Americans.

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Several U.S. cities remove Confederate monuments following George Floyd protests
June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Several U.S. cities remove Confederate monuments following George Floyd protests

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As protests on the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other black Americans surge across the country, several cities — including Alexandria, Birmingham, and Fort Myers — have begun removing Confederate monuments and several more plan to do so imminently.

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Wading into the Trump era
December 9, 2016

Wading into the Trump era

Change Blog by Peter Schulte

What has most helped me start putting pen to paper today is realizing that the world is actually exactly the same as it was a month ago. What has changed is my understanding of our reality.

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My 3 biggest takeaways from the election
November 21, 2016

My 3 biggest takeaways from the election

Change Blog by Peter Schulte

If we choose, we can take meaningful action to bring about our next systems right now.

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    French central bank to drop coal and limit oil and gas in portfolio

    January 22, 2021
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    Gothenburg, Sweden develops world’s first zero-emissions zone

    January 22, 2021
  • Morocco aims for 50% renewable energy by 2030

    Morocco aims for 50% renewable energy by 2030

    January 22, 2021
  • Joe Biden halts Keystone XL pipeline construction

    Joe Biden halts Keystone XL pipeline construction

    January 22, 2021
  • Joe Biden moves to re-enter the U.S. into the Paris Agreement

    Joe Biden moves to re-enter the U.S. into the Paris Agreement

    January 21, 2021
  • Joe Biden signs sweeping executive order fighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination

    Joe Biden signs sweeping executive order fighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination

    January 21, 2021
  • Kamala Harris becomes the U.S.’s first female, first black, and first Asian-American Vice President

    Kamala Harris becomes the U.S.’s first female, first black, and first Asian-American Vice President

    January 20, 2021
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    Amazon launches $2 billion fund to make 20,000 affordable homes for working families

    January 20, 2021
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    January 20, 2021
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    January 20, 2021
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    Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi team up to bring cultured meat to Japan

    January 19, 2021
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    Colorado approves $110 million transportation electrification plan

    January 19, 2021
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    January 19, 2021
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    January 18, 2021
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    4 major Asian nations cancel 80% of planned coal power projects

    January 18, 2021
  • Robert Saleh to become NFL’s first Muslim head coach

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    January 18, 2021
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    New initiative is paying farmers to combat Amazon deforestation

    January 15, 2021
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    January 15, 2021
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    Somerville, Massachusetts decriminalizes naturally occurring psychedelics

    January 15, 2021
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