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At 15, Eric Adams was beaten by police. He later joined the force and worked to reform NYC policing by co-founding 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care. He retired from the force after 22 years.

The former president also called on people to vote in state and local elections, for officials "who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system."

NPR's Noel King sits down with three African America residents of different generations to discuss how much, or how little, has changed when it comes to racism in modern America.

President Trump called Floyd's death a "grave tragedy" that "should never have happened." But once he was back on Twitter, he again inflamed tensions, with machismo and politics at the forefront.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jennifer Harvey, author of Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America, about how to talk with white kids about racially-charged events.

Grief and outrage over the death of George Floyd have spread across the nation, and it shows no signs of abating.

Long known as a fusion of Latin and soul sounds, boogaloo has been co-opted by right wing extremists as code for civil war. But fans of the music won't let the boogaloo die.

With nationwide protests taking place amid a global pandemic and a strained economy, we're living in unprecedented times. It's also a moment where certain disparities are in full view.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, about the recent changes in police training and use of force.

On top of rising infections, a cyclone and 100 million people out of work, India has another problem: An invasion of locusts — the worst in 25 years.