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East Ascension High School Valedictorian Emma Cockrum at her home in Prairieville, La., on June 1, 2020.

Reflections On A Lost Senior Year With Hope For The Future

NPR spoke with a few student leaders about their graduations speeches and how a not-so-typical senior year inspired their words for the class of 2020.

Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks via video at a funeral service for George Floyd in Houston on Monday.

Joe Biden Has Come A Long Way On Criminal Justice Reform. Progressives Want More

The former vice president is calling for broad reforms to policing and criminal justice in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Progressives are cautiously optimistic, but want to see more.

A sign at Fort Bragg, N.C., one of the army bases named after a Confederate leader. As the nation erupts in protests over police treatment of African Americans, these base names are coming under scrutiny — again.

Pressure Mounts To Rename Army Bases That Honor Confederate Officers

Many U.S. military bases in the South are named after Confederate officers. Now protests over treatment of African Americans are prompting a new call to change those names.

Visitors to the New York Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel because of closures over coronavirus concerns in New York on March 18. New York state began offering job protections for those required, or cautioned, to self-isolate or quarantine by a government entity.

From Rent Freezes To Liquor Buybacks: How States Are Helping People Cope

With limited resources themselves, states are having to get creative helping residents deal with the COVID-19 economic slowdown. But how much help you can get depends on where you live.

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is shown in this undated photo.

Led By Tim Scott, Senate Republicans Begin Drafting Their Own Police Reform Plan

A day after Democrats rolled out a policing reform bill, Senate Republicans create a group to draft a plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asks Sen. Tim Scott to take the lead.

Reporter Details William Barr's Effort To Uphold Trump's 'Law And Order' Image

Washington Post reporter Matt Zapotosky talks about the attorney general's role in the Trump administration's forceful response to the largely peaceful George Floyd protests in Washington, DC.

An officer tries to put out a fire at a police kiosk at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles during a protest last month over the death of George Floyd.

No Sign Of Antifa So Far In Justice Department Cases Brought Over Unrest

An NPR review of the federal cases brought in connection with the unrest over George Floyd's death does not find any links to the antifa movement.

CrossFit founder and CEO Greg Glassman (right) talks to employees in Washington, D.C., in 2015. In recent days, Glassman and his company have come under fire over his comments about the Black Lives Matter movement.

CrossFit Company Is Ostracized After Its CEO's Racial Remarks

Athletes, gyms, Reebok and other athletic companies are distancing themselves from the CrossFit brand after founder Greg Glassman makes inflammatory remarks about the nationwide protests.

Protesters pull down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during a Black Lives Matter protest on College Green, Bristol, England, on Sunday. The protest grew in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis that sparked large demonstrations across the United States and spread to other countries.

How A U.S. Police Killing Triggered The Toppling Of Statues In U.K. And Belgium

The widespread protests sparked by George Floyd's killing are reverberating in Europe, leading to the removal of two statues in the United Kingdom and one in Belgium tied to racist, colonial legacies.

People wait in line to vote in Georgia's primary election in Atlanta on Tuesday. Long lines and equipment problems are hampering the twice-delayed primary.

'It Was Very Chaotic': Long Lines, Voting Machine Issues Plague Georgia Primary

In the city of Atlanta, voters waited upwards of three hours at some polling places as social distancing measures decreased the number of voting machines and people inside a polling place at one time.

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