As thousands gather in Washington, D.C. for the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington here are five things you didn’t know about the march.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
Viral videos show Black Lives Matter protesters confronting diners in Washington, D.C.
Black Lives Matter protesters faced online backlash after video captured a group confronting diners at a restaurant in Washington, D.C.
NYPD creates Asian Hate Crimes Task Force after spike in verbal, physical assaults amid pandemic
There have been 21 reported anti-Asian hate crimes since March, due to racist rhetoric about coronavirus, Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said
Americans’ confidence in police falls to historic low, Gallup poll shows
White Americans have historically been more confident in the police than Black Americans, but the gap now is the largest it has ever been.
100 arrested, 13 officers injured after Chicago crowds clash with police
Hundreds smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of downtown.
The Voting Rights Act was signed 55 years ago. Black women led the movement behind it
Long before Dr. King came to Selma, Black women like Amelia Boynton Robinson, Diane Nash and Marie Foster registered, and educated Black voters.
Leaked police bodycam video of George Floyd’s arrest, final moments published for first time
A Minnesota court is investigating how a British newspaper obtained police body-camera footage showing the arrest and death of George Floyd.
Washington teen found alive 9 days after she ran out of gas and disappeared into the woods
Giovanna Fuda, 18, was found Saturday nine days after she ran out of gas 10 miles from the nearest gas station then disappeared into the woods.
USDA identifies some of the mysterious, unsolicited seeds after all 50 states issue warnings
All 50 states have issued warnings about the packages some of which contain morning glory, hibiscus, roses, cabbage, mustard, mint, sage and rosemary.
Scientists genetically alter squids for the first time in ‘game-changing’ breakthrough
The milestone could pave the way for researchers to study squid, octopus and cuttlefish the way they do common lab animals like mice and fruit flies.