(Bloomberg) — Colgate-Palmolive Co. will overhaul its Darlie toothpaste brand in China, the latest company to review products amid a global reckoning over racial injustice. Others include Mrs. Butterworth’s, Uncle Ben’s and Aunt Jemima. Juneteenth, which commemorates the freedom of U.S. slaves on June 19, will be marked by a growing number of states and businesses across the nation. In New York, it’s a holiday for state employees, while Morgan Stanley, Target and Uber are among dozens of firms recognizing the day. PNC will close all offices early and committed more than $1 billion to help end racism and support the Black community.
New York City Council leaders called for the removal of a Thomas Jefferson statue from City Hall. In the U.K., the Bank of England will remove portraits of former governors tied to the slave trade as the Church of England apologized for clergy who profited from it. Lloyd’s of London and Greene King Plc pledged to make payments to projects supporting Black and ethnic-minority people after they were identified in a University College London database of slave compensation issued to individuals and companies.
Calls for police reform continue in many states and cities in the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks by police. Nashville’s law enforcement chief will retire after people who have pushed for changes sought his resignation, the Associated Press reported. A lobbying group for more than 2,000 U.S. cities asked the federal government on Thursday to help hasten police reform.
Atlanta sought to reassure residents of their safety after several officers called out sick to protest a colleague being charged with murder for the death of Brooks, a 27-year-old black man. Police in Portland, Oregon, cleared an area after demonstrators tried to set up an “autonomous zone” like one in Seattle.
Key Developments:
BOE to Remove Portraits of Governors Linked to Slave TradeTrump Sees Some Systemic Racism, Defends Confederate Base NamesEx-Cons Confront Labor Market That’s Likely to Leave Them BehindThe Accidental Occupation of SeattleSome of Boston’s Highest-Paid Workers Are Police OfficersQuotas Can Help Fix the Glaring Whiteness of America’s C-Suites
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