A crossroads for race relations
Americans are bearing witness to a national reckoning about racism, which has permeated all levels of life, producing different standards for whites and people of color
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Americans are bearing witness to a national reckoning about racism, which has permeated all levels of life, producing different standards for whites and people of color
In 1921 a mob of whites in Tulsa, Okla., descended upon a black-owned business district, burning it and murdering as many as 300 people; decades later, that heinous example of racism still provokes fear
Fox News' Chris Wallace talks about his book chronicling President Truman and the top-secret project to create a nuclear weapon that could end World War II
It was a week of social and political upheaval across the country; of protests peaceful and violent; of eulogies and photo ops; and of cries for justice and change
Photographer Ryan Bakerink documented, in black-and-white, the diversity and passion of marchers, and then, in color, captured the fallout of unrest in the city
A private memorial service was held in George Floyd's birthplace of Raeford, North Carolina, where family celebrated his life and public officials called for change.
The flags are being removed "in order to support our core values, ensure unit cohesion and security and preserve good order and discipline," the directive explains.
After a young mom is found murdered in the trunk of her car, a detective doggedly pursues the wrong suspects. It would take a dedicated sheriff to find a real suspect. Were there other victims?
In an attempt to satisfy Mr. Trump's demand, Esper and Milley used the call with the governors later that morning to implore them to call up the National Guard in their own states, the official said.
President Trump ordered them to D.C. just hours before he walked across Lafayette Park, using the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs as a prop.
On Saturday, the Trump campaign emailed a petition to campaign supporters, reiterating that the "American Flag should be respected."
Protests continued Friday as Minneapolis, where Floyd died, said it would end the use of chokeholds and neck restraints by police.
"Our nation's campuses should be bastions of free speech," she tweeted.
"I know what it is to have people call you Uncle Tom and hate you, and not realize it was just a few minutes ago I was marching next to you," Eric Adams said.
In a viral video, the officers are seen shoving an elderly man, who then fell to the ground and hit his head, and remains in "critical condition."