Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish

Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser commissioned a massive mural that spans two city blocks spelling out "BLACK LIVES MATTER". She also sent a letter to Trump requesting withdrawal of federal troops from the city. [thisiscolossal.com]

Tiffani Ashley Bell: It's Time We Dealt With White Supremacy in Tech. "Why do so many VC firms behave as if investing in Black entrepreneurs is a risk they can neither manage nor take?" [marker.medium.com]

Huge thread of over 300 instances of police violence against protestors caught on video over the past week. The police are rioting on America's streets – and getting paid for it! This is sickening, immoral stuff. (Content warning: police violence.) [twitter.com]

The audiobook version of Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning is available for free on Spotify. It won the National Book Award in 2016. [open.spotify.com]

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