We should all wonder what took so long.
George Floyd
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Philadelphia protesters file class-action suits against city over tear gas, use of force
The lawsuits accuse the city of using military-level force against peaceful demonstrators protesting racial inequality and police brutality.
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Homeland Security gets new role under Trump monument order
Now it is in the role of supporting Trump’s law-and-order campaign, raising questions about overstepping the duties of local law enforcement.
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Officer who pinned George Floyd told him: ‘It takes … a lot of oxygen to talk’
Body camera transcripts released Wednesday provide the most detailed account yet of the arrest May 25 that led to Floyd’s death.
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One officer charged in George Floyd’s death wants his case dismissed
Thomas Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, painted an image of a rookie officer who trusted his senior officer after Floyd had been acting erratically.
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Facebook groups formed to protest virus restrictions pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
One group transforms itself from ‘Reopen California’ to ‘California Patriots Pro Law & Order,’ with recent posts changing the slogan to ‘White Lives Matter.’
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Virus, Floyd death merge in brutal blow to Black well-being
Racism has very real, physical effects. And they are especially prone to diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases.
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Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
The re-energized movement against racial inequality has amplified the voices of Black candidates, in some cases pushing the political debate over race into Republican-leaning areas.
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Mississippi moves to strip Confederate battle emblem from state flag
The Republican governor says for the first time that he would sign the bill if the Legislature sends him one.
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Law enforcement struggles with policing in reckoning moment
As calls for police reform swell across America, officers say they feel caught in the middle.