Five Quick Links for Monday Noonish

A map showing the 2100+ towns and cities where Black Lives Matter protests have happened in the past two weeks. [creosotemaps.com]

The Case for Black With a Capital B. "When speaking of a culture, ethnicity or group of people, the name should be capitalized. Black with a capital B refers to people of the African diaspora. Lowercase black is simply a color." [nytimes.com]

Physicists are organizing a Strike for Black Lives on Wednesday. "All ordinary meetings of classes, research groups, and seminars should be cancelled or replaced with discussions with colleagues about anti-black bias in the world and in academia." [particlesforjustice.org]

Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety. An absolutely incredible decision, unthinkable just two weeks ago. [theappeal.org]

America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic. [theatlantic.com]

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