A new street sign sits above an intersection outside St. John's Church, where President Trump arranged a photo-op earlier this week. Now, says D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, "the section of 16th street in front of the White House is ... officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza.' " Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
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President Trump walks back to the White House escorted by the Secret Service after appearing outside of St John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Brandon Winston, Donna Ghanney and Mark Turner. NPR hide caption
In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Brandon Winston, Donna Ghanney and Mark Turner. NPR hide caption
In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Brandon Winston, Donna Ghanney and Mark Turner. NPR hide caption
Demonstrators raise their fists in downtown Los Angeles on June 3, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
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Protesters demonstrate outside the burning 3rd Precinct police building in Minneapolis on Thursday. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
After reporters publicly rebelled, leaders at The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer apologized for publishing controversial pieces on law enforcement and the protests over racial injustice. The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
President Trump says a strong economy is his solution to racial injustice in America. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Tear gas rises as protesters face off with police during a demonstration on May 31 outside the White House over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police. SAMUEL CORUM/Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tyreece Johnson, of Omaha, Neb., and dozens of other people march from the Omaha Douglas Civic Center to the Old Market in Omaha on Wednesday. James Scurlock, a 22-year-old black man, was shot and killed in the Old Market on Saturday night by a white bar owner. Anna Reed/Omaha World-Herald via AP hide caption
A man at a vigil this week wears a mask with the words "I can't breathe" above the name of Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man whose death in Tacoma, Wash., police custody was recently ruled a homicide. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this image from video provided by WBFO, a Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y. Mike Desmond/AP hide caption
Breonna Taylor poses with her car on Dec. 25, 2019. Her friends and family remember Taylor as a caring person who loved her job in health care and playing cards with her aunts. Taylor Family hide caption
George Floyd's death by police force has sparked world-wide protest. Alt.Latino digs into it archives for an episode about protest music and its power. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Terri Lyne Carrington Social Science plays a Tiny Desk Concert (Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR). Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR hide caption
Brit Bennett says it has been "surreal" to publish her post-civil rights era book this week. She is also the author of The Mothers. Emma Trim/Riverhead Books hide caption
Maria Banderas, left, answers questions from medical assistant Dolores Becerra on May 18 before getting a coronavirus test at St. Johns Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles, one of the LA neighborhoods hit hard by COVID-19. Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
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Garment workers were deemed essential employees during Bangladesh's lockdown and some resumed work in Dhaka last month. Zabed Hasnain ChowdhurY/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
From right to left: Candelas Guitars owner Tomás Delgado, musician and customer Stephanie Amaro and her husband, guitarist Andy Abad. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) and her long-term houseguest Rose (Odessa Young) form an unusual bond in Shirley. The film mixes fact and fiction to explore the life of the American writer best known for her short story "The Lottery." Neon hide caption
