Police prepare to open fire with tear gas and nonlethal rounds on a group of demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd on May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minn. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
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Leesa Kelly of Minneapolis, Minn., has been collecting plywood protest murals with the organization, Save the Boards, since the civil unrest following killing of George Floyd. Nina Robinson hide caption
A press badge for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri features the jail booking photo from her May 31 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest. Andrea Sahouri/AP hide caption
Chicago Police officers watch demonstrators on Lake Shore Drive during a protest in honor of George Floyd, in June, in downtown Chicago. A new report says police were unprepared and ill-equipped to handle the summer's protests. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was captured on cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes, still faces a higher charge of second-degree murder. Brommerich/AP hide caption
Thomas poses for a portrait at the African American Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont. Thomas restored the graveyard and then used it to bury her teenage son when he drowned in June. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
A Pastor Rescues A Cemetery For Enslaved People, Then Buries Her Son In It
The agony of George Floyd's final moments on Memorial Day, pinned below the knee of then-officer Derek Chauvin, ignited a national wave of protests against police brutality and racial injustice that are still ongoing. Brommerich/AP hide caption
Interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz addresses a news conference about changes being made at the department, earlier this month. The SPD announced Thursday that an officer seen on video rolling his bicycle over a downed protester was suspended pending an investigation. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
People react Wednesday after the grand jury's decision in the March shooting death of Breonna Taylor by police in her home in Louisville, Ky. Carlos Barria/Reuters hide caption
The site of James Scurlock's shooting death in Omaha, Neb., is still being preserved as a memorial in mid-September. On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Jake Gardner in the killing, handing down four charges including manslaughter. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall resigned Tuesday after criticism of her department's handling of recent protests in the city. Hall is seen here at police headquarters in Dallas in 2017. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Dictionary.com has updated thousands of entries to reflect the changing use of language in 2020, particularly in subjects like race, gender, health, technology and politics. Daniel Grill/Getty Images/Tetra images RF hide caption
A Portland police officer ties a police line around the scene of a fatal shooting in Portland Saturday. It's the latest incident after weeks of Trump supporters clashing with counterprotesters. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption
As Nation Reckons With Race, Poll Finds White Americans Least Engaged
Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin is seen struggling to force George Floyd into the back seat of a police SUV in newly released body camera video recorded by Officer Tou Thao. Both Chauvin and Thao were fired, along with two other officers involved in Floyd's death on Memorial Day. All four former officers are facing charges. Hennepin County/MPR/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Protesters gather in front of the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in downtown Portland, where some demonstrators have been arrested and others released from jail on the condition that they not attend any more protests. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
An Auto Zone store was among the Minneapolis buildings looted and damaged on May 27 during the protests against police violence. Police investigators reportedly have a suspect in the vandalism that preceded the burning of the store. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
Protests in Portland, shown here on July 24, have grown increasingly heated with the presence of federal agents. On Monday, groups and individual protesters sued the federal government over its response. Kathryn Elsesser/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A federal judge has denied Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum's request for a temporary restraining order against what she described as unconstitutional tactics by federal officers deployed to protests in Portland. Ankur Dholakia/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Federal officers walk through tear gas while dispersing a crowd during a July 21 protest in Portland, Ore. A temporary restraining order on Thursday blocked federal agents from knowingly targeting journalists and legal observers. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the "Wall of Moms" protest group stand arm in arm during a protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday in Portland, Ore. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption
After covering anti-police brutality protests in May, photojournalists Nicole Hester, Matthew Hatcher and Seth Herald (who took this photo) were shot with rubber pellets by Detroit Police Cpl. Daniel Debono in an "unprovoked" attack, according to prosecutors. Debono faces three counts of felonious assault. Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images hide caption