"This is not a friendly action, but this is the necessary action," Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan told NPR. The Department of Human Rights will lead an investigation "to make deep, systematic change."
Calling out active-duty troops to quell widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd is an option congressional Democrats are warning would only make matters worse.
District Attorney Paul Howard announces assault and battery charges Tuesday after the release of a video showing officers using stun guns on two black young adults and yanking them from their car.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the government's response to the protests around the country sparked by George Floyd's death in police custody last week.
Minneapolis neighborhood groups started taking up arms to defend their businesses when police all but disappeared from streets amid fiery protests last week.
NPR's Mary Louise talks with Kelly Mary Hooks, a co-director of Southerners on New Ground and a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Atlanta, about who the protestors in Atlanta are and what they demand.
Gov. Greg Abbott has addressed protests in Texas on Tuesday. Police there have come under fire — in Dallas for using tear gas on peaceful protesters and in Austin for using rubber bullets.
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden spoke in Philadelphia Tuesday, condemning President Trump's response to protests over George Floyd's death and discussing how to address racial disparities.
Record labels and other organizations will participate in a daylong moratorium on "business as usual," though some argue the actions don't do enough to address the industry's history of exploitation.