Protesters and activists walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York. Cities saw some of their biggest gatherings of the past two weeks on Saturday. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
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Protestors gather at the Lincoln Memorial during a peaceful protest against police brutality in Washington D.C. on Saturday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo (right) kneels as the hearse of George Floyd arrives to North Central University ahead of funeral service on Thursday. Protests in the wake of Floyd's death while in police custody has erupted across the country. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im hide caption
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Police officers fire rubber bullets May 29 during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
A video shows officers appearing to shove an older man who walked up to riot police Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y. Prosecutors have now filed charges against two officers. Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP hide caption
Wearing a mask to protect herself from the coronavirus and a hat that reads "Make Racism Wrong Again," Lydia Spottswood joins a protest in Kenosha, Wisc., in response to George Floyd's killing by police. She think's people are tired of President Trump's "meanness." Asma Khalid/NPR hide caption
Evangelical Christians traditionally focused on individual sin and salvation. But some are taking a wider view when it comes to addressing systemic racism. Reza/Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators protest over the death of George Floyd in front of Trump Tower in Chicago on May 30. Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Chicago Mayor Says Police Union Is 'Extraordinarily Reluctant To Embrace Reform'
On Sept. 25, 2016 San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
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Maria Banderas, left, answers questions from medical assistant Dolores Becerra on May 18 before getting a coronavirus test at St. Johns Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles, one of the LA neighborhoods hit hard by COVID-19. Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
President Trump walks back to the White House escorted by the Secret Service after appearing outside of St John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
As Trump Heads To Maine, GOP Sen. Susan Collins Won't Be There To Greet Him
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Philadelphia. He has now secured enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
A Maasai man in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, prays next to a mural of George Floyd, painted by the artist Allan Mwangi on June 3. Gordwin Odhiambo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Protesters hold up signs during a caravan protest for justice in San Francisco on Thursday. Chloe Jackman Photography hide caption
Elena Fong: "We saw that the crowds were massive and it was really hard to social distance ... "
A new street sign sits above an intersection outside St. John's Church, where President Trump arranged a photo-op earlier this week. Now, says D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, "the section of 16th street in front of the White House is ... officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza.' " Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Active Duty Troops On Standby Outside Washington, D.C., Being Sent Back To Home Bases
This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea
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After reporters publicly rebelled, leaders at The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer apologized for publishing controversial pieces on law enforcement and the protests over racial injustice. The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
In 'A Burning,' Striving, Dreaming And Joking In The Face Of Oppression
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will consider labeling some posts that break its rules, rather than simply taking them down or leaving them up. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Demonstrators gather on 16th St. near Lafayette Park during a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti (center) walks out of the parliament building in the capital Pristina, on Wednesday. Visar Kryeziu/AP hide caption
After Unprecedented Strains With Longtime Friend U.S., Kosovo Has A New Government
In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
