The U.S. House of Representatives votes 285–120 on a bill to remove Confederate statues from the United States Capitol, as well as replacing the bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, known for the pro-slavery "Dred Scott v. Sandford" ruling, with one of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice on the court. The bill will head to the U.S. Senate. 2021-06-29
Members of the right-wing group Proud Boys clash with counter-protesters in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with police carrying out nine arrests, including a local newspaper reporter. 2020-08-15
Two Indianapolis police officers are expected to face charges for using excessive force during protests over the death of George Floyd. 2020-08-12
Protesters attempt to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus at Grant Park, prompting a standoff with police. 2020-07-17
The University of Mississippi removes a monument of Confederate soldiers from the campus. The monument is expected to be relocated to a cemetery. 2020-07-14
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the MAGA Rally that was to be held on June 19, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is rescheduled to June 20. The rally's original date had been widely criticized because the 19th is Juneteenth, the date commemorating the end of American slavery. The location was also criticized due to it being where the 1921 Tulsa race massacre took place, because of the ongoing George Floyd protests. 2020-06-12
The statue of Edward Colston, a 17th-century slave trader, is pulled down by anti-racism demonstrators and thrown into Bristol Harbour, England. 2020-06-7
A woman is facing four counts of attempted murder, as well as counts of attempted arson, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon, and assault for throwing a Molotov cocktail at an occupied NYPD van during a riot in Brooklyn. 2020-05-31
A man dies after being restrained by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, subsequently triggering public outrage. 2020-05-25