Gen. Charles Brown was confirmed to lead the U.S. Air Force. Brown said his nomination "provides some hope but also comes with a heavy burden," given the nation's current focus on matters of race.
The Poetry Foundation announced today that two of its leaders have stepped down, after poets associated with the organization criticized their response to the police killing of George Floyd.
The AFL-CIO president backs changes to police practices and accountability. But the group is also facing criticism for continued ties with police unions.
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on racial profiling and police violence ahead of sweeping legislation on police reform. Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's brother, was one of the witnesses.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Keith Burris rejects critics accusing the paper of racial discrimination over sidelining black reporter from covering protests. He claims she showed bias in a tweet.
The conversations since George Floyd's death have felt different, journalist Jamiles Lartey says: There's less of the "few bad apples" argument and much more of the "What is wrong with this system?"
Off-duty nurses, security guards, ambulance workers and others have joined protests against racism and police brutality to work as medics. "When we see suffering, that's where we go," says one.
One was unceremoniously dropped in the water and the other was beheaded. The explorer's memorials have become a focal point of nationwide protests amid calls to reevaluate how he is remembered.
White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the United States is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable," she says.