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One protester in New York City said George Floyd's death moved him to action. "As a black person, I've actually been relatively passive."

First responders and health workers are already exhausted by the pandemic. But now street protests around the U.S. are adding new hardships, potentially contributing to the second wave of the virus.

Calm has mostly returned to the streets of Minneapolis after almost two weeks of protests over George Floyd's death. Now, residents are taking stock of the physical damage left by looters.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with David North about his and his husband's quarantine project, A Doorway to Imagination, that went viral and brightened people's days in the past couple of weeks.

Behind the scenes of the nationwide protests, volunteers have created an impromptu supply chain to keep protesters fed, hydrated, and safe.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chenjerai Kumanyika, an assistant professor at Rutgers University, about the historical role of police in preserving power and social order.

Hundreds of cars circle San Francisco, festooned with signs honoring George Floyd and other black victims of police violence. Similar protests are planned from Detroit to Connecticut.

"The prosecution of protesters charged with these low-level offenses undermines critical bonds between law enforcement and the communities we serve," District Attorney Cyrus Vance said Friday.

Some 1,600 troops airlifted for possible deployment in the nation's capital are returning to their home bases, after President Trump failed to invoke the law required for using such forces.

Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks after calls for the NFL to take a strong stand amid nationwide protests, but the league's statement makes no reference to Colin Kaepernick.