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Hands hold a round white cloth circle with George Floyd's face in the middle that reads, "Justice 4 all stolen lives"

Report: UN rights chief Bachelet calls for states to ‘stop denying and start dismantling racism’

A report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, sparked by George Floyd’s death, shows that police brutality against Black people around the world has been allowed to continue with impunity.

Report: UN rights chief Bachelet calls for states to ‘stop denying and start dismantling racism’
President Biden in a blue suit and First Lady Jill Biden in a purple, green, yellow and black dress walk past Marine One

US launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias

US launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias
An arm with an orange band with black letters spelling out "Police"

‘Our phones are our only weapon’: French citizens demand police reform to address racism

‘Our phones are our only weapon’: French citizens demand police reform to address racism
Police officers carry heavy, black guns.

A year after George Floyd’s murder, New Zealand reckons with its own police reform

A year after George Floyd’s murder, New Zealand reckons with its own police reform
Several people are shown wearing protective face masks and standing behind a red string with several folded paper airplanes attached.

EU imposes sanctions on Belarus over Protasevich arrest

EU imposes sanctions on Belarus over Protasevich arrest
Police at night lining the street with police cars in the background with their lights on

Report: Police treatment of African Americans in the US amounts to crimes against humanity

A 188-page report on police brutality finds that the US has two systems of justice — one for white people and another for Black people.

Report: Police treatment of African Americans in the US amounts to crimes against humanity
George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd is shown lifting his dark-rimmed glasses up to wipes his eyes.

Chauvin guilty verdict results in cheers and relief

Top of The World: Derek Chauvin’s case took three weeks of testimony but less than a day of jury deliberations to find him guilty on all charges. And, the European Super League has had a super meltdown as Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus all dropped out Wednesday. Also, the UN special rapporteur for Myanmar has warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the South Asian country.

Chauvin guilty verdict results in cheers and relief
African American Mayor Mike Elliott poses in a dark gray suit

Brooklyn Center mayor on Chauvin trial: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’

Mayor Mike Elliott talks to Marco Werman about how his childhood in Liberia prepared him for this leadership moment — as his city grapples with the killing of Daunte Wright, and braces for the verdict in the case of George Floyd's death.

Brooklyn Center mayor on Chauvin trial: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’
Derek Chauvin in gray suit hold microphone as he speaks, while sitting next to his lawyer

Prosecutor: Chauvin 'had to know' George Floyd's life was in danger

Closing arguments began with Minneapolis on edge against a repeat of the violence that erupted in the city and around the US last spring over George Floyd's death.

Prosecutor: Chauvin 'had to know' George Floyd's life was in danger
An older woman is shown with a man behind her resting his hands on her shoulders while they wait in a line.

Brazil’s top military commanders quit amid worsening pandemic

Top of The World: The commanders of Brazil’s army, navy and air force resigned on Wednesday. And, the UK government has released a controversial inquiry into racism. Also, the brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in a major drug case.

Brazil’s top military commanders quit amid worsening pandemic
A large black and white portrait of George Floyd is shown afixed to the wall of a Cup Foods store with flowers placed in snow piles.

Global focus returns to Minneapolis as jury selection begins for Chauvin trial

Top of The World: Jury selection begins this week in a Minneapolis courtroom for Derek Chauvin's trial for the death of George Floyd — a case that sparked widespread outrage and global protests. And, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from prison but her future remains uncertain. Also, a widely discussed and eye-opening interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has captured headlines around the world.

Global focus returns to Minneapolis as jury selection begins for Chauvin trial
A demonstrator reacts during a protest against racism after João Alberto Silveira Freitas was beaten to death by security guards at a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Nov. 23, 2020.

Black man’s death by security guards in Brazil sparks outrage, protests

Protests erupted across Brazil last week after a Black man was brutally murdered by two white supermarket security guards. The murder is only the latest case of racist violence in Brazil, which is fueling Black Lives Matter activism across the country.

Black man’s death by security guards in Brazil sparks outrage, protests
Trump supporters at right argue with a counterprotester at left as they protest election results outside the central counting board at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan, Nov. 5, 2020.

International Crisis Group warns political violence could further polarize the US

The International Crisis Group analyzes and tries to prevent conflicts across the globe, from Lebanon to Ethiopia to Myanmar, and now, the United States, for the first time in the organization's 25-year history.

International Crisis Group warns political violence could further polarize the US
A young woman is shown wearing a face mask and backpack while holding a laptop.

Discussion: Mental health concerns for students of color heightened amid the coronavirus

Young people of color around the world confront serious challenges and systemic inequalities in higher education that are only exacerbated amid the pandemic. This panel discussion, moderated by GBH News' Phillip Martin, addressed the mental health challenges for young people of color navigating today’s campus climate, social distancing protocols and remote learning experiences.

Discussion: Mental health concerns for students of color heightened amid the coronavirus
A group of people are shown in a demonstration with one person carrying a sign that says, "Say Her Name."

Decision in Breonna Taylor case sparks new protests; Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong; North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean official

Global eyes are on renewed racial justice protests in the US, with demonstrations again erupting in several cities around the country in response to Wednesday’s announced decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. And, Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong and a second pro-democracy activist on Thursday for having joined a rally last October. Also, North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean official allegedly trying to defect to Pyongyang.

Decision in Breonna Taylor case sparks new protests; Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong; North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean official