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A man kneels as he confronts National Guard members guarding the area in the aftermath of a protest in Minneapolis.

What We're Reading About The Past Week Of Protests

Here are some of the most illuminating stories that we've read this week about the uprisings across the nation, and what brought the country to this moment.

The director of WHO now says that a booster moratorium should be in force until 10% of the population in all countries is vaccinated. Israel had previously announced plans to give a third Pfizer dose to residents age 60 and up after an uptick in COVID cases. Above: Administering a booster on August 2 in Tel Aviv.

Why WHO Is Calling For A Moratorium On COVID Vaccine Boosters

The director general is asking for a halt for at least two months. His hope is to use all available doses to vaccinate 10% of the population in every country by the end of September.

News Brief: Contempt Outcome, Trade Talks, TV Drug Ads

House panel votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress. U.S.-China trade delegations to begin two days of talks. Pharmaceutical firms must include a drug's wholesale price in TV ads.

A rehearsal photo of the Bodhi Tree Concerts' "The Long Dark Shadow," which will be performed at St. James By the Sea (pictured here) on Saturday and at Downtown Abbey in National City on Sunday.

Bodhi Tree Concerts Presents San Diego Premiere Of 'And They Lynched Him On A Tree'

William Grant Still's 1940 cantata offers musical consideration of injustice in America

OK Google, Burger King Hijacked Your Speakers ... And Failed Pretty Quickly

The fast-food chain launched an ad Wednesday meant to wake viewers' Google Home speakers and use them for a makeshift promo. Sadly for Burger King, it wasn't long before the ploy hit some speed bumps.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2018. In July 2020, Holocaust survivors around the world urged Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site.

Antisemitic Posts Are Rarely Removed By Social Media Companies, A Study Finds

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok took no action on 84% of antisemitic posts, despite pledging to crack down on hate speech, according to the Center to Counter Digital Hate.

Darkness And Beauty Go Hand In Hand In 'Black Light'

In her debut collection, Kimberly King Parsons writes with the unpredictable power of a firecracker, bringing flashes of illumination to sharp, compassionate stories about longing and disappointment.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seen above at a COVID-19 press conference in August 2020, has apologized for the 1970s Dawn Raids.

New Zealand Apologizes For 1970s Immigration Raids That Targeted Pacific Islanders

Almost 50 years later, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has formally apologized for the early morning operation that came to be known as the Dawn Raids.

'Luster' Shines With Sharp Wit And Dark Humor

Raven Leilani's new novel will make you cringe for all the right reasons. It's an intergenerational, interracial love story with a heart of noir and gallows humor, so honest it will make you squirm.

Soul singer and songwriter William Bell — one of Stax Records' earliest stars — is one of this year's recipients of an NEA National Heritage Fellowship.

The NEA Announces Its 2020 National Heritage Fellowship Winners

A soul singer from Atlanta, an Iroquois bead artist, West African dancers and an Armenian vocalist are among this year's recipients of National Heritage Fellowship

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