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Minneapolis' George Floyd Square is a Reminder of How Far We Still Have to Go
Minneapolis' George Floyd Square is a Reminder of How Far We Still Have to Go

The events of May 25, 2020, when a former Minneapolis police officer put his knee on a man’s neck and kept it there until he could no longer breathe, and the summer that followed, when millions marched in the streets of cities not just across the United States but all around the globe — amid a worldwide pandemic the likes of which hadn’t been seen in a century, no less — created a chapter in our collective history that won’t soon be forgotten.

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Patagonia's Provocative Political Message ...is Awesome
Patagonia's Provocative Political Message ...is Awesome

In a world in which it’s becoming increasingly more difficult not to take a stand on certain issues, some companies have taken it upon themselves to be bolder than others. Nike, with its 2018 ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the face of the NFL’s police brutality protests, comes to mind, as does Gillette, which stuck its neck out for the #MeToo movement in early 2019.

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