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BLACK FACEBOOK EMPLOYEES SAY THE TECH GIANT ‘EMPOWERS RACISM AGAINST ITS EMPLOYEES OF COLOR
It looks like Facebook has a “black people problem” at its corporate office once again. Earlier this month, black employees who work at the tech giant wrote an open letter to the company stating that every day they feel as if they don’t belong there. In an article posted on Medium, an anonymous letter stated the grievances people of color face at Facebook.
Bad behaviors from non-POCs are elevated while normal actions from POCs are treated as aggressive, angry, and abnormal. Even positive ratings are shared with a negative, threatening tone.”
“No one at Facebook, or anywhere, should have to put up with this behavior. We are sorry,” Bertie Thomson, the vice president of corporate communications, said in a statement. “It goes against everything that we stand for as a company. We’re “Hundreds of African-American Facebook employees listening and working hard to do better.” embarked to Menlo Park, California to be part of its annual Black@ event. This event was a global event, allowing us to The letter has even pointed out that things have actually gotten hear directly from Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg worse in the past year. “There may be a few more posters on the about the importance of inclusion and empowerment, and wall. There may be an effort to recruit diverse talent. But not meeting with colleagues who we may rarely see outside of much has changed to ensure that people are recognized, the hectic day-to-day of the business. Many of us will then go empowered, and overall treated equitably by their managers to the AfroTech event in Oakland to share stories, network, and peers. In fact, things have gotten worse.” and meet up with other engineers, designers, and leaders in It’s as if a time machine took Facebook back into November of the industry.” 2018. Last year, there were allegations from former Facebook “On the inside, we are sad. Angry. Oppressed. Depressed. And manager Mark Luckie accusing the company of “failing” its black treated every day through the micro and macro aggressions employees and users in a memo before he left the company. as if we do not belong here.”
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What do They Want To KNOW? What Everyone Needs to Know About 2020 Census Questions
By law, the U.S. government is required to count the number of people living in the United States every 10 years. Getting an accurate count is important because census numbers impact daily life in the United States in many ways. For example, census data are often used to determine how much federal funding is allocated for important projects and services that benefit local communities. The census also plays a vital role in our nation’s system of government by determining how many representatives will be sent to Congress from each state. Because getting an accurate count is so important, the process is designed to be fast, easy, and safe. On average, it takes no more than 10 minutes to answer the questions on the census. How Are Census Data Collected?
During the first census in 1790, census takers visited nearly every U.S. home to gather data. In 2020, households will have the option of responding online, by mail, or by phone. The Census Bureau expects many households to complete the questionnaire online, using instructions received in the mail. These instructions will also include information about how to respond by phone. Some households will receive a printed questionnaire which they can mail, postage-free, back to the
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Census Bureau. A small percentage of households, primarily located in remote areas of the country, will be visited by a census taker who will help collect the necessary information to complete the form. Who Receives the Census Questionnaire and How Is It Filled Out? Most housing units in the United States that receive mail at their physical location will receive a letter by mail with instructions on how to complete the census questionnaire. Housing units include houses, apartments, cabins, mobile homes—pretty much any place where people live in the United States. In areas where the majority of housing units do not have mail delivered to their physical location, census workers will leave questionnaire packages at every identified housing unit. The census process also includes special provisions to count people who are homeless and those in other types of living quarters, such as college dorms, military barracks, ships, prisons, nursing homes, and homeless shelters. The person in the housing unit who fills out the census questionnaire or talks to the census taker is known as Person 1. Typically, Person 1 is the owner/co-owner or renter/corenter of the housing unit. READ MORE sdmonitornews.com
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SDMNEWS Must Read 2020 CA Census Guide Table of Contents Section 1: General Information (PDF) •
Initiative and Referendum Qualification Requirements
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Candidate Qualifications and Information
Section 2: Nomination Requirements (PDF) •
Presidential Candidates
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United States Representative in Congress, and Member of the State Legislature Candidates
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Nomination Documents – Nomination Papers and Declaration of Candidacy
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Signatures In Lieu of Filing Fee
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Signatures In Lieu of Filing Fee and/or Nomination Papers
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Ballot Designations
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In General
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Campaign Filings and Responsibilities
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Candidate Intention Statement
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Campaign Contribution Account
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Exceptions
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Required Filing Fees, Nomination Signatures
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Write-In Candidates for the Office of President
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Write-In Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices
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President of the United States
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United States Representative in Congress
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Great Again, not NOW! We’re gonna have to own it. Donald Trump is not the problem now. We can’t blame him anymore. This isn’t about him any longer. The truth is none of this is out of character for him; the never-ending parade of verbal gaffes, hateful tirades, and childish tantrums. There is plenty of precedent. History loudly testifies on his behalf. His business practices, his bankruptcies, the wreckage of Atlantic City, his marriages, his reality TV tenure — that’s some body of work. Read More sdmonitoews.com
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