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Local residents take part in a candle light vigil to honor George Floyd in Houston, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Houston.

National

In East Texas, Death Of George Floyd Brings Activism To A Region Of Rare Protest

8:45pm June 13, 2020

by Wade Goodwyn

More than a half century after the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, there remains little tradition of protest in East Texas, and scant experience with organizing.

Illinois Restaurant Owner Who Died Of COVID-19 Remembered By Wife

8:00am June 13, 2020

Scott Simon speaks with Cheryl Judice about her late husband, Hecky Powell. He owned the legendary Evanston, Illinois restaurant Hecky's Barbecue. Powell died of COVID-19.

Coronavirus Victims: Pastor, Mentor And Mother Robbin Hardy

4:32pm June 10, 2020

Robbin Hardy was a pastor and the founder of the Girls Enrichment Mentorship Services in Baton Rouge, La. She died from COVID-19 at the age of 56 in April.

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The Rev. Remus Wright speaks during Tuesday's funeral service for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.

National

WATCH: Family Of George Floyd, Whose Death Sparked Protests, Holds Funeral Service

3:35pm June 09, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

George Floyd's death at the hands of police sparked protests around the world. His family's private service Tuesday follows public memorials that drew thousands of mourners.

Music & Culture

Bonnie Pointer, Founding Member Of The Pointer Sisters, Dead At 69

12:21pm June 09, 2020

by Annie Zaleski

Bonnie, the "rebellious" one, began her career as a duo before being joined by another, then another, of her siblings, becoming one of the foremost vocal groups of the '70s.

Coronavirus Victims: World-Renowned Botanist Art Whistler

6:01pm June 08, 2020

Art Whistler was a botanist and an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii. He traveled the South Pacific, documenting its plants. He died of COVID-19 at the age of 75.

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Nurse Who Died Of Covid-19 Remembered By Daughter

5:05am June 03, 2020

Nina Forbes was a nurse at a memory care facility in Alexandria, Virginia. Her daughter Jenn honors her after she died of COVID-19 in late April.

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Famous For His Monumental Works Of Art, Christo Dies At 84

6:58am June 01, 2020

by Elizabeth Blair

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, who went by Christo, was a conceptual artist known for wrapping buildings and other large landmarks in fabric. He died Sunday at his home in New York City.

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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.

Arts

Christo, Famous For His Monumental Works Of Art, Dies At 84

8:55pm May 31, 2020

by Christianna Silva

The artist Christo died at his home in New York City on Sunday. He's known for major outdoor art installations that often involved wrapping buildings and elements of nature in fabric.

Writer and activist Larry Kramer, here in 1989, was an unapologetically loud and irrepressible voice in the fight against AIDS.

Health & Safety

Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist

8:00am May 30, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.

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