Factbox: What changes are companies making in response to George Floyd protests?

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The corporate response to a wave of protests over the treatment of African-Americans has included pledges to increase diversity, donations to civil rights groups and, in some cases, changes in policies or practices long sought by critics. Here is a sampling:

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Swedish music streaming firm Spotify Technology SA said on June 16 that Juneteenth, or June 19, will be a paid holiday for its U.S. staff. The date commemorates the June 19, 1865 reading in Texas of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Declaration, which brought an end to slavery in the United States. (

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There should be no changes. Never compromise with thugs and terrorists

The only changes that should be cared about first...are the cops. Report on that

The executives are all downloading an app so they can all virtually kiss the ring of the identitarian mob.

In DC, most of the changes are taking the form of plywood over store windows.

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