From armed people standing outside early voting sites to ballot drop boxes being set on fire, voter suppression is happening across the country.
Author: Nicquel Terry Ellis, USA TODAY
‘Stand back and stand by’: Rhetoric some call racist has marked Trump’s entire presidency
President Donald Trump’s contentious comments about immigrants and people of color have been blasted by critics who say he’s further dividing America.
Pence denies systemic racism, Harris decrys Trump administration ‘pattern’ of racism in historic debate
Sen. Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Black vice presidential nominee, pointed to President Donald Trump’s long history of racist remarks.
‘They almost killed him’: Attorney demands criminal charges in police beating of Black Georgia man
A family’s attorney said deputies committed a “blatant assault” on Roderick Walker, who suffered bruises all over his face and body.
Has the nation made progress since George Floyd’s death? Activists say more must be done
Many activists said the recent efforts by lawmakers, including plans to defund or disband police show progress, but much more must be done.
Civil rights icon John Lewis’ funeral underway in Atlanta with three former presidents in attendance
The funeral and burial mark the end of a series of events that have honored John Lewis in Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Alabama.
George Floyd’s family sues city of Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin and 3 former officers
“This is an unprecedented case and with this lawsuit we seek to set a precedent to make it finanically prohibitive so police won’t” kill more Black people, attorney Ben Crump said.
Autopsy: Ahmaud Arbery was shot twice in the chest, grazed on wrist during ‘struggle for shotgun’
An autopsy report for Ahmaud Arbery comes as Georgia attorney general requests agencies to investigate the conduct of prosecutors.
New Atlanta prosecutor will ‘ensure justice is done’ in Ahmaud Arbery shooting case, Georgia attorney general says
Advocates for Ahmaud Arbery say they are pleased with the selection of Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes to prosecute the case.
What we know about Satilla Shores, the community where Ahmaud Arbery was killed
Local officials say the community is shocked that racism could have fueled the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.