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Meghan Markle spoke up about #GeorgeFloyd's death in an emotional speech to the graduating seniors of her former high school in Los Angeles.pic.twitter.com/0Y0nw6PQQO

These speeches from Civil Rights leaders date back 60 years. But their words on what it means to be Black in America still ring true today.pic.twitter.com/lC6oRtPpBZ

A white woman called Puerto Rican parkgoers "Mexican" for playing Spanish songs, yelling "This is America!" at them in a Wisconsin park.pic.twitter.com/aKY0ZBQPU5

An unarmed Palestinian man with autism was shot and killed by Israeli police.pic.twitter.com/MlzDlb4Z25

"I can't express enough how traumatic it is to see men who could be your uncle, your father, your brother ... literally dying." Michigan State Rep. @SarahAnthony517 is helping her community heal by organizing a cleanup, after her town was damaged in the aftermath of a protest.pic.twitter.com/uK09t06OVZ

The concept of "looting" is actually deeply rooted in American history:pic.twitter.com/AaeNiWHgl6

"We, the NFL, admit we were wrong." The NFL has released a statement condemning racism, saying it was wrong to not listen to NFL players' earlier protests against police brutality. Some people say it's too little and too late:pic.twitter.com/U7PUMV938u

Last month was the hottest May recorded from 1981 to 2020, @CopernicusECMWF reports. The Arctic has seen some of the highest temperature rises with Siberia recording temps up to 10°C above average — which threatens to reignite wildfires and thaw permafrost.pic.twitter.com/dpXG9rSL4C

Indianapolis will remove a monument dedicated to Confederate soldiers. The mayor called it a reminder of the "state's horrific embrace of the Ku Klux Klan a century ago." The memorial was to be taken down in 2017 after protests, but the city hadn't secured funds at the time.pic.twitter.com/tW8VV1NxwL

California's governor has ordered state police depts to stop training officers in carotid restraints — the type of hold used by an officer in the killing of #GeorgeFloyd. The state recorded at least 37 cases of police using such restraints in 2018.pic.twitter.com/Kh4ITCz3Zr

People in Mexico are protesting police brutality after 30-year-old Giovanni López died in police custody after he was arrested for not wearing a mask.pic.twitter.com/ZfSNWFAYWq

"I need allies to keep the same energy after protest." This activist and legal observer explains how to be an anti-racism ally:pic.twitter.com/w84uvFFyIw

Prison guards in Brooklyn threw pepper spray at a Black inmate after he barricaded himself in his cell. He died hours later. #JamelFloyd was 35 and eligible for parole in October. His mother says prison officials knew he had asthma: "They murdered my son."pic.twitter.com/WsxnOFlM6m

It's Breonna Taylor's birthday. She would have been 27 today. Here's how @battymamzelle and people online are coming together to remember her.pic.twitter.com/qsjVzqdDhL

The WHO says all people should wear masks outside to prevent #COVID19 — reversing its position that healthy people don't need them. There have been many reports of police harassing masked Black Americans, with lawmakers warning of "unfair and dangerous treatment."pic.twitter.com/ggpA6t3BWx

2019 deforestation destroyed an area the size of Switzerland, says a study — one of the worst years on record. Australia lost more trees than ever due to fires. Brazil faced the worst, but not from fires: most destruction was by illegal land invasions on Indigenous land.pic.twitter.com/aWomHoNwzn

You've probably seen that James Baldwin clip about racism in America. It's from The Dick Cavett Show - a late-night show that wasn't afraid to tackle difficult, controversial and raw subjects impacting Americans. (w/@SanaSaeed) Watch full episode here: https://ajplus.co/latenight pic.twitter.com/hU2yy4Ez69

57 police officers have resigned from the Buffalo Police Dept in protest of the suspension of two officers who were filmed shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground. The victim has been hospitalized and is in "stable but serious condition," according to the mayor.pic.twitter.com/ti2F4QMErk