Young adults have filled streets across the country on a scale not seen since the 1960s to protest for racial justice after the death of George Floyd.
Floyd died Memorial Day on a Minneapolis street while in police custody. Four police officers have been charged, one with second-degree murder.
The repercussions of Floyd's death continue to spread: In police departments and other institutions, officials are taking a fresh look at allegations of misconduct or brutality.
From high tech to town squares, this backlash over deaths of African-Americans caused by police continues to grow. For more in-depth reports, select from the following stories, and scroll further for more information and background:
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Meanwhile in Washington, the brother of George Floyd asked lawmakers in emotional testimony Wednesday to ensure that his brother didn’t die in vain.
Philonise Floyd asked Democrats and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee “to make your names mean something.”
Floyd spoke as the House is considering a package of reforms that would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents, and ban police choke holds, among other changes.
Floyd told a silenced hearing room that he was there to ask Congress to “stop the pain” and make sure his brother is “more than another face on a t-shirt” and a name on a growing list of black men killed by police.
