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Hands hold a round white cloth circle with George Floyd's face in the middle that reads, "Justice 4 all stolen lives"
Race
Report: UN rights chief Bachelet calls for states to ‘stop denying and start dismantling racism’
President Biden in a blue suit and First Lady Jill Biden in a purple, green, yellow and black dress walk past Marine One
Top of The World
US launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias
An arm with an orange band with black letters spelling out "Police"
Police
‘Our phones are our only weapon’: French citizens demand police reform to address racism
Police officers carry heavy, black guns.
Police
A year after George Floyd’s murder, New Zealand reckons with its own police reform
Several people are shown wearing protective face masks and standing behind a red string with several folded paper airplanes attached.
Top of The World
EU imposes sanctions on Belarus over Protasevich arrest
Police at night lining the street with police cars in the background with their lights on
Police
Report: Police treatment of African Americans in the US amounts to crimes against humanity
George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd is shown lifting his dark-rimmed glasses up to wipes his eyes.
Top of The World
Chauvin guilty verdict results in cheers and relief
African American Mayor Mike Elliott poses in a dark gray suit
Justice
Brooklyn Center mayor on Chauvin trial: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’
Derek Chauvin in gray suit hold microphone as he speaks, while sitting next to his lawyer
Justice
Prosecutor: Chauvin ‘had to know’ George Floyd’s life was in danger
An older woman is shown with a man behind her resting his hands on her shoulders while they wait in a line.
Top of The World
Brazil’s top military commanders quit amid worsening pandemic
A large black and white portrait of George Floyd is shown afixed to the wall of a Cup Foods store with flowers placed in snow piles.
Top of The World
Global focus returns to Minneapolis as jury selection begins for Chauvin trial
A demonstrator reacts during a protest against racism after João Alberto Silveira Freitas was beaten to death by security guards at a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Nov. 23, 2020.
Black man’s death by security guards in Brazil sparks outrage, protests
Trump supporters at right argue with a counterprotester at left as they protest election results outside the central counting board at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan, Nov. 5, 2020.
2020 US presidential election
International Crisis Group warns political violence could further polarize the US
A young woman is shown wearing a face mask and backpack while holding a laptop.
Health & Medicine
Discussion: Mental health concerns for students of color heightened amid the coronavirus
A group of people are shown in a demonstration with one person carrying a sign that says, "Say Her Name."
Top of The World
Decision in Breonna Taylor case sparks new protests; Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong; North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean official
In her new book, author Isabel Wilkerson, right, argues a caste system — not race — explains inequality in the United States.
Author Isabel Wilkerson: Caste, not race, is the ‘bones’ of inequality in the US
A group of protesters carries protest signs. One wears a colorful tie-dye shirt and has blue hair. The others wear white and black shirts.
Protest
BLM Tokyo tackles Japan’s own issues with anti-Black racism
Attorney General William Barr is shown wearing a dark suit and red tie while standing in front of the POTUS flag.
Justice
Watch live: Barr to condemn rioting at much-anticipated House hearing
People hold posters as they take part in a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at the Emancipation park in Kingston, Jamaica, June 6, 2020.
Violence
Amid global protests, Jamaicans confront their own problems with policing 
Hurricane Katrina aerial view
Justice
Quest for racial justice in US must include environmental and climate issues, activists say
A side view of the Lincoln Memorial shows a woman standing near the large pillars and a rainbow in the distance.
Global Politics
Juneteenth observance arrives amid US reckoning with racism
John Bolton is shown speaking in distance with US President Donald Trump in the nearground in soft focus.
Top of The World
Bolton’s book accuses Trump of widespread misdeeds; Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA; Germany closes meat processing plant after coronavirus outbreak
A large group of people are shown holding up signs with three people holding posters of George Floyd.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: How systemic racism intersects with the coronavirus pandemic
Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation exits the passenger seat of a truck before his violent arrest by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers, in a still from police dashcam video obtained during legal discovery, in Fort McMurray, Al
Human rights
Video of police beating Indigenous chief fuels ongoing anti-racism protests in Canada
A grainy photograph showing smoke rising in the distance from a destroyed building.
Top of The World
North Korea destroyed the liaison office with the South; Beijing imposed coronavirus restrictions; France backs away from chokehold ban
Visitors look at a memorial at the site of the arrest of George Floyd, who died while in police custody, in Minneapolis, June 14, 2020.
COVID-19
Why many in public health support anti-racism protests — with some precautions amid coronavirus
Paul Whelan is shown standing in a glass enclosed box wearing a sweater with two men standing out side of the glass wearing balaclavas.
Top of The World
Russia, Philippines hand down controversial convictions; Beijing lockdowns return; New Zealand sports fans return to stadiums
A demonstrator's hand is seen holding a placard reading "Decolonise Oxford/Rhodes must fall"
Protest
Gary Younge on Europe and the US: There is no ‘better’ form of racism
Two protesters hold signs with anti-racist messages
Protest
From Minneapolis to Madrid, racial profiling and police harassment cost lives
Kim Yo-jong is shown looking over her left shoulder
Top of The World
North Korea stops answering daily calls with South; Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health
Protesters in Seoul rallied in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement on June 6,
Protest
America’s BLM protests find solidarity in South Korea
Gen. Milley and Sec. Esper sit at a table
Military
Americans have ‘fundamental right’ to hear from military leaders, frmr NATO commander says
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen
Top of The World
Symbols of ‘racist past’ topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases
A Seattle police officer wears a "mourning band" for fallen officers over his badge, obscuring the badge number, as Seattle police guard the department headquarters downtown during a rally and march calling for a defunding of Seattle police, in Seattle, W
Justice
US may be violating international law in its response to protesters, UN expert says
Smoke in front of the White House as riot police stand with a protester in the foreground.
Protest
Former CIA analyst sees parallels between Trump protest response and social unrest abroad
People protest, one woman with a sign "for my future kids my life matters"
Top of The World
Protests raise concerns of COVID-19 spread; Researchers retract hydroxycholorquine study
A close up photograph of a woman wearing a white protective face mask with the words, "I can't breathe" written on it.
Protest
Citing COVID-19, Australian court bans George Floyd protests in Sydney
A man sits under a graffiti depicting African American man George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.
Protest
Police killing of George Floyd strikes a chord in Kenya
US President Donald Trump is shown sitting at a wooden table next to then Defense Secretary James Mattis with the US flag behind them.
Top of The World
Mattis, Obama speak out; The anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown; Arctic oil spill
Two US soldiers are shown looking out at the Washington Monument with the US Capitol Building off in the distance.
Protest
After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis
A crowd of people with the camera focused on a woman in a face mask
Top of The World
COVID-19 deaths rise in Brazil; Iceland quashes virus; World leaders respond to systemic racism
A large crowd of people are shown carrying signs that say, "Black Lives Matter," and other statements.
Protest
‘No justice, no peace’: Thousands in London protest the death of Floyd
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are shown sitting in arm chairs and leaning toward each other shaking hands.
Top of The World
Trump suggests inviting Russia to the G-7; A global spotlight on US amid ongoing protests
Several police officers are shown carrying shields and wearing riot gear with the White House in the background.
Global Politics
In China, US protests a hot topic on state, social media
Plumes of smoke rise into the sky over buildings.
Top of The World
As protests against police brutality continue, Twitter sanctions Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’