Demonstrators kneel and raise their hands during a protest in Minneapolis on Sunday. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Attorney General William Barr in the Oval Office of the White House last month. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Safia Munye looks over the remains of her restaurant, Mama Safia's Kitchen, on Saturday. It was destroyed last week during protests in Minneapolis. Jim Urquhart for NPR hide caption
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A man waves an upside down American flag during a protest in Las Vegas following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck. John Locher/AP hide caption
People in cars arrive at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site outside a Rite Aid in Toms River, New Jersey, on April 22. About 3 percent of Rite Aid stores are offering testing for the virus. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Hundreds demonstrated in Trafalgar Square in central London on Sunday, and many kneeled, to protest the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Rent The Runway has temporarily closed its stores during the pandemic, as customers have shied away from using its clothing rental service. Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for Rent the Runway hide caption
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Patrick Aitken, missions coordinator at the River City Church in Montgomery, Ala., is concerned that the city's already vulnerable homeless population will be forgotten during the coronavirus pandemic. Mary Joyce McLain hide caption
The pandemic and its economic fallout have made it harder for those who experience domestic violence to escape their abuser, say crisis teams, but the National Domestic Violence Hotline is one place to get quick help. Text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474 if speaking by phone feels too risky. Roos Koole/Getty Images hide caption
A hand sanitizing wipe station is seen next to the slot machines at the Mohegan Sun casino on May 21. Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes said they're planning to reopen parts of their casinos on June 1, despite Gov. Ned Lamont saying it's too early and dangerous. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
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Members of the Florida National Guard are seen during the opening of the COVID-19 walk-up testing site on April 27, 2020 in North Miami. State residents were asked to stay home under the pandemic. Restrictions are easing, but officials worry people might now hesitate to evacuate during a hurricane. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Hurricane Season Collides With Pandemic As Communities Plan For Dual Emergencies
Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff attends the presentation of his installation The Floating Piers on June 16, 2016, in Sulzano, Italy. He died Sunday at age 84. Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images hide caption
An election worker in Renton, Washington begins processing mail-in ballots during that state's presidential primary in March. Varying state-by-state requirements around signatures and other rules have become the focus of legal fights as absentee voting expands due to the pandemic. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A woman is tested for COVID-19 at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City earlier this month. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Nubya Garcia's latest single "Pace" is all about diving into the many layers of joy. Adama Jalloh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On Thursday, Minnesota State Police formed a barricade in front of a Target store in the city of St. Paul. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
A firework explodes by a police line as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd on Saturday near the White House in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests
Over the course of 18 hours, white mobs destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses during the Tulsa Race Riot. They set fire to schools, churches, libraries, and movie theaters, leveling entire city blocks. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, American National Red Cross Collection hide caption
Rep. Joyce Beatty, (D-Ohio), who was pepper-sprayed at a demonstration Saturday, said she understands sentiments that attempting to have a "healthy dialogue" haven't worked, but that "violence doesn't work — violence either way." Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Ohio Congresswoman Pepper-Sprayed While Demonstrating Against Death Of George Floyd
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden makes a visit to Veteran's Memorial Park in New Castle, Del., last Monday. He made his second trip away from his home since the pandemic started on Sunday with a visit to a protest site in Wilmington, Del. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A woman stands in front of a line of police officers near the White House during a protest in Washington, D.C. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
The rate at which black Americans are killed by police is more than twice as high as the rate for white Americans. This is a non-comprehensive list of deaths at the hands of police in the U.S. since Eric Garner's death in July, 2014. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Obama On George Floyd's Death And The 'Maddening' Normalcy Of Racism
This year my grandfather turned 90 and my family planned to celebrate with a big birthday bash. But then the coronavirus pandemic came. Plans were canceled, and a general anxiety about the health of the older generation exploded all over the world. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station ahead of docking Sunday. NASA / NASA TV hide caption
Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago
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