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Publishing Employees Day Of Action
Five Farrar, Straus & Giroux staffers wanting to support the BLM protests against police brutality and racial injustice called for a day of action “in solidarity with the uprisings across the United States in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and others.” The initiative, on Monday, suggested that employees join the marches, donate a day of pay to anti-racism organizations, and promote works by Black authors. FS&G said 1,300+ workers had expressed support in the initiative.
NY Publishers Will Wait Until At Least September To Reopen
While major NY publishers didn’t give exact reopening dates no one was planning on bringing the majority of staff back before September 1st. And a key factor they will be looking at before making the final decision: “There was widespread agreement that the top consideration before publishers will fully reopen will be the condition of New York City’s mass transit and how comfortable workers will be using subways, buses, and trains.”
Anti-Hate Children’s Book
On June 17, 2015, nine African American church members attending a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church were murdered by a white supremacist in a mass shooting ruled a federal hate crime. Chris Singleton’s mother, Sharonda Singleton, was one of the victims. After years of public speaking against hate, he’s channeled his thoughts and feelings into a picture book: Different. The book–which has a gorgeous cover–follows a young Nigerian boy, Obinna, who moves to Charleston and is singled out as different.
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