The tragedy of George Floyd's death inspired ordinary people, thousands of miles away in the UK, to fight for institutional change in their communities under the banner of "Black Lives Matter." "George Floyd's murder is the perfect example of the police brutality that happens frequently throughout the world, throughout the US, throughout the UK. We are in a system that is failing Black people," said Khady Gueye, who co-organized a BLM protest in Lydney, a small town in southwest England. https:/

282K views · 2.4K reactions | Go There heads to Chicago, IL and Kenosha, WI to visit Black-owned businesses that have been hit especially hard as Covid-19 cases continue to rise and restrictions are enforced across the US. An estimated 41% of Black-owned businesses have shut down between February and April, compared to about 17% of White-owned businesses in the same period. CNN's Adrienne Broaddus reports. | CNN | Facebook

4 recent polls suggest that about 15 million to 26 million people in the U.S. have participated in demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and others. The protests may be the largest in U.S. history, according to scholars and crowd-counting experts. Read more. https://nyti.ms/2VLqjO7 | The New York Times