As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, many people have reached out asking how we can sustain momentum to bring…
Two hashtags that trended worldwide on Twitter falsely claimed that there was a 'cover-up' or a 'blackout' of protests in Washington, D.C., overnight. Both appeared to insinuate that protesters have been silenced in some way, perhaps by a secret…
The Courier-Journal
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Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal
– Jun 1, 2020, 9:56 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — David McAtee, the owner of a barbecue business in western Louisville, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers early Monday morning, an incident that's now under state and local police investigation. McAtee was known…
The Washington Post
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Michelle Boorstein, Sarah Pulliam Bailey
– Jun 1, 2020, 5:45 PM
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, was seething. The president of the United States had just visited St. John's Episcopal Church, across from the White House, a day after a fire was set in the basement amid protests…
The Washington Post
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Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Rebecca Tan
– Jun 1, 2020, 8:30 PM
There was just one problem: the throngs of protesters, who on Monday had again assembled peacefully in Lafayette Square across from the White House to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in…