Joanne Chesimard, who used the name Assata Shakur and was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, leaves Middlesex County courthouse, in New Brunswick, N.J., April 25, 1977. AP/AP hide caption
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Reconstruction on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., began Monday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street Washington, D.C., is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference in West Columbia, S.C., on July 18. Sean Rayford/AP hide caption
Supporters of President Donald Trump wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest. Luis M. Alvarez/AP hide caption
Counter-protesters carrying Black Lives Matter flags walk past a group of Trump supporters at the Michigan State Capitol building in November 2020 in Lansing, Mich. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
A Home Depot logo sign hands on its facade, Friday, May 14, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Protesters hold a Black Lives Matter flag as they march for Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer, in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich. MUSTAFA HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Terrence Floyd speaks during a news conference during the unveiling of three sculptures as part of the "SEEINJUSTICE" art exhibition that feature the likenesses of his brother George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and John Lewis, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory
Tenor Curtis Bannister sings the role of Stan in Beethoven's Fidelio, in a dress rehearsal. Russ Rowland/Courtesy of Heartbeat Opera hide caption
Prison choirs sing in a reboot of Beethoven's opera about unjust incarceration
Banners and signs are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism in June 2020. The Library of Congress has digitized some of the pieces of artwork, signs and photographs once displayed on the fence. JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
At the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, African Americans carry placards demanding equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing and an end to bias. Warren K Leffler/Universal History Archive/Getty Images hide caption
This photo released by the Louisville (Kentucky) Police shows Louisville Police Det. Myles Cosgrove after a narcotics raid on March 13, 2020. Cosgrove is fighting to get his job back with the Louisville Police Department after his firing earlier this year. Louisville Police/AP hide caption
Nadine Seiler poses with a piece of artwork that was once displayed on the fence outside the White House. Seiler is working to find new homes for the 700+ signs/artifacts. Jonathan Franklin/Jonathan Franklin/NPR hide caption
The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement, according to a new report. David Goldman/AP hide caption
President Joe Biden is joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and members of Congress at the signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House on June 17, 2021. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Friends Jennifer Chudy, an assistant professor of political science at Wellesley College who studies white public opinion around race, and Hakeem Jefferson, an assistant professor at Stanford University, scoured public opinion data together in order to write an essay for the New York Times last May called: "Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Surged Last Year: Did It Last?" Lisa Abitbol; Harrison Truong/NPR hide caption
A man holds a Black Lives Matter flag during a March protest in St. Paul, Minn. Support for Black Lives Matter surged after protests following George Floyd's death. Activists charge that disparaging posts targeting BLM are part of an overall effort to undermine the movement and its message. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Salomé Chimuku and Cameron Whitten co-founded the Black Resilience Fund in Portland, Ore. They've raised more than $2 million in the last year to help Black Portlanders. Katia Riddle/NPR hide caption
Portland Activists Built Resilience Fund Inspired By Racial Justice Protests
Distant cousins Cody (left) and Andrew meet in Washington, D.C. Cody is a member of a Three Percenter-affiliated militia group, and Andrew is an organizer with Black Lives Matter activists. The two connected on Facebook and have gotten to know each other while researching their ancestry. Hannah Allam/NPR hide caption
One's Antifa. One's In A Militia. How An Ancestry Match Led To An Unlikely Bond
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swearing-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol in January 2020. Bill Clark/Getty Images hide caption
The Farmers Co-op Antiques Mall in Redmond, Ore., included, until recently, a vendor selling Nazi memorabilia and racist caricatures. Emily Cureton/OPB hide caption
Symbols Of White Supremacy Confront Oregon Shoppers At Antiques Mall
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swear-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Bill Clark/Getty Images hide caption