Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with test disparities

A Latino cook whose co-worker got COVID-19 waited in his truck for a free swab at a rare testing event in a low-income neighborhood in Phoenix. A Hispanic tile installer queued up after two weeks of self-isolation while his father battled the coronavirus in intensive care. He didn't know his dad would die days later.

Boston to remove statue of slave kneeling before Abraham Lincoln

Boston's arts commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove a statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet.

Fairfax County Public Schools announces new anti-racism curriculum

Fairfax County Public Schools is announcing an overview of its anti-racism curriculum, which could start as soon as this upcoming school year. 

Little evidence that George Floyd protests spread coronavirus in US

In what’s considered the first systematic look at the question, a team of economists determined that only one of 13 cities involved in the earliest wave of protests after Memorial Day had an increase that would fit the pattern.

Richmond mayor orders removal of Confederate statues

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues in the city.

With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag

With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist.

Frederick Douglass' descendant says Emancipation Memorial should stand

In an exclusive interview Tuesday, the descendant of Booker T. Washington and great-great-great-grandson to Frederick Douglass tells FOX 5 he believes the Emancipation Memorial, depicting President Abraham Lincoln standing over a shirtless and kneeling formerly enslaved man, should stay. 

NBA to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on courts in Orlando arenas, report says

In an effort to continue talking about social justice and racial inequality, the league will paint the phrase inside both sidelines, a report states.

NAACP signs letter of intent to move HQ from Baltimore to DC

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Mayor Muriel Bowser are working together to move the civil rights organization's headquarters to the District. 

NBA plans to let players show social-justice messages on jerseys

The NBA announced that players will be able to show social-justice statements on the backs of their jerseys when the season restarts on July 30 in Orlando, Fla., following delays linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

Democrats want John Wayne's name, statue taken off airport

In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County's Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne's name, statue, and other likenesses from the county's airport because of his racist and bigoted comments.  

Richmond police hit with paintballs, other objects near Lee statue; 6 arrested

Clashes between police and protesters Friday night near the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va. -- in which officers were hit with paintballs and other objects -- resulted in six arrests, police said.

Army is taking limited steps to counter racial divisiveness

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy announced Thursday that beginning in August the service will no longer include soldiers' photos when soldiers are being considered for promotion.

DC's Emancipation Memorial, target of protests, was funded by former slaves: reports

A controversial statue in Washington, D.C., and replicated in Boston, has a history that many people who currently oppose the statues might not know, according to reports.