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161 - Highlighting Kadia's Heroism: Unmasking Institutional Racism in Education
Kadia, a resilient Black woman, stood up against the barriers that Black students face in education. During her graduation day, a white educator attempted to steal her moment by cutting her name off the ceremony. Refusing to let this injustice pass, Kadia courageously confronted the educator, wrestling for her right to be recognized. In a powerful TikTok video, she grabbed the mic and reclaimed her voice.
1072 - Most NGOs not committed to racial equity, say staff of color | Devex
The report surveyed 150 people of color working in development across various organizations about their experiences in the sector. Just over three-quarters of those surveyed worked in the U.K., and the rest were based around the world. “Our report provides evidence for what we have known for many years now,” said Lena Bheeroo, lead author of the report and engagement and equity manager at Bond. “[People of color] are facing multiple barriers to career progression, with the odds stacked agai...
4195 - Accessibility Awareness: "Avoid emoji icons in alt text.…" - disabled.social
Avoid emoji icons in alt text. Emoji icons are a visual element, so it's counterintuitive to add them to non-visual content. You'll likely confuse people with messages that don't make sense. In alt text, use plain text, free of symbols, icons, or any weird special characters.
4453 - Senior Tasmanian police officer Paul Reynolds groomed more than 50 boys and young men, final report finds - ABC News
An independent report has criticised the handling of accusations against senior Tasmanian police officer Paul Reynolds, who went on to groom more than 50 boys and young men over three decades. Reynolds died by suicide in 2018 while he was being investigated for multiple child sexual abuse offences but was given a full police funeral with honour guard in Launceston.
9853 - Kumanjayi Walker death: How longer can killing Indigenous people be justified?
9940 - At Google, female research scientist women were blocked when they tried to hire other female research scientist women. The reason given, on multiple occasions, was that we were trying to hire "our...
10008 - Paraphrasing @nolan_syreeta : we should protect clinicians who are disabled from potentially losing their license due to their disability so they could be open about their disability in order to be...
11033 - Heidi Li Feldman: "Basically, the Trump-Bondi DOJ…" - disabled.social
Basically, the Trump-Bondi DOJ argues that ICE should be able to engage in ethnic and linguistic profiling. These are the same folks SO worried about race as a factor in college admissions. Their only consistency: white nationalism. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/07/trump-administration-supreme-court-roving-immigration-raids-los-angeles-00499050
11605 - Sydney lockdown: Police accused of ‘double standards’ in south west crackdown | Townsville Bulletin
Two pictures side-by-side have shown the new divide in lockdown Sydney – and it’s grating with some residents of the city.
Police have begun a huge and visible crackdown in Sydney’s south west, the epicentre of a new flood of Covid-19 cases which risks seeing the city’s lockdown extended even further.
Senior officers have said some people may have to justify their essential purchases or risk a fine.
Yet in Sydney’s east, which was ground zero for the outbreak just days ago, there are...
