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Law enforcement including Park Police, Metro Police Department and D.C. National Guard gather in Lafayette Square to face demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2020.

I Spent My Career in the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Military Must Stand Up for Its Soul in This Moment

It is long past time to address inequality in this nation and issues like h...

It is long past time to address inequality in this nation and issues like harsh, often brutal, treatment of minorities by police – especially against African-Americans. The peaceful demonstrations that erupted after the murder of...

White nationalists participate in a torch-lit march on the grounds of the University of Virginia ahead of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 11, 2017

I Was Charlottesville’s Mayor During the ‘Unite the Right’ Rally. Trump’s Callous Response to a Grieving Nation Is No Surprise

During the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in August 2017, far-r...

During the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in August 2017, far-right, white-nationalist militias chanting “Jews will not replace us” clashed with counterprotesters over the planned remove of a statue of Confederate General Robert E....

Derrick Young organizes books at Mahogany Books in Washington, DC on April 27, 2018.

Several Antiracist Books Are Selling Out. Here's What Else Black Booksellers and Publishers Say You Should Read

The last two months have been tough for business at Eso Won Books in Los An...

The last two months have been tough for business at Eso Won Books in Los Angeles. The store, which opened in 1990, specializes in African-American literature and has never had to close its doors to...

Eric Reid #35 and Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel on the sideline during the anthem, as free agent Nate Boyer stands, prior to the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on September 1, 2016 in San Diego, California.

Colin Kaepernick Was Right, and Pro Athletes Won't Stand Down

Athlete activists react to police violence.

Protestors marching down 5th Avenue stop and stand before Trump Tower in New York City, May 30, 2020.

The Story Behind the Photograph of Protesters Outside of Trump Tower That Resonated Around the World

Mark Clennon, 32, is a photographer living in Harlem with his wife, and thr...

Mark Clennon, 32, is a photographer living in Harlem with his wife, and three-month-old daughter. On May 30, five days after George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, Clennon went out to photograph a peaceful protest winding...

People hold signs and protest after a Minneapolis Police Department officer allegedly killed George Floyd, on May 26 in Minneapolis

Black and Brown People Have Been Protesting for Centuries. It's White People Who Are Responsible for What Happens Next.

“How do you know you’re white?” I’m talking to a hundred law students. The ...

“How do you know you’re white?” I’m talking to a hundred law students. The room is racially diverse and full of people who have gotten into top law schools. They’re committed to making racial equity...

A protester, wearing a shirt that reads Please Stop the Violence, is dragged near Brooklyn's Barclays Center on May 29, four days after George Floyd's death.

'I Couldn't Just Sit and Watch.' Photographing New York City's George Floyd Protests

"I wanted to be part of the change and fight for all the black people who h...

"I wanted to be part of the change and fight for all the black people who have lost their lives to police brutality," says photographer Malike Sidibe