Daily Archives: February 23, 2023

2023-02-23: News Headlines

NewsOne Editor (2023-02-23). Workday AI Disqualifies Applicants Who Are Black Or Over The Age Of 40, Lawsuit Claims. newsone.com A Black man is suing Workday Inc., claiming their AI disqualifies applicants who are Black, disabled, or over the age of 40.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-02-22). HERstory: Jennifer McClellan's Historic Election Makes Her Virginia's First Black Congresswoman. newsone.com Virginia's newest member of Congress is Jennifer McClellan, the first Black woman elected in Virginia to the U.S. House of Representatives. The timing of the win couldn't be more significant.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-02-22). African American Resistance in the Rural South from the Sharecroppers Union to the New Farmers of America. globalresearch.ca

Kerry Smith (2023-02-22). Student activist arrested at midnight after housing protest. greenleft.org.au NSW Police arrested a housing activist at midnight on February 18 after a housing protest the day before. Kerry Smith reports.

Shannon Dawson (2023-02-22). Justice For Tyre Nichols: Complete Timeline Of A Police 'Murder' In Memphis. newsone.com Source: Twitter / Twitter | UPDATED: 8 a.m. ET, Feb. 22, 2023 | A fourth Memphis Fire Department employee is under investigation for their role in the brutal arrest of Tyre Nichols which ended in his death. | Memphis Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Sink confirmed the investigation to reporters on Tuesday but says her staff hasn't decided on the consequences the employee may face. |

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