The National’s Andrew Chang speaks with Rev. Al Sharpton about the U.S. presidential election, the fight against racial injustice, the COVID-19 pandemic and his new book: Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads.

As Americans mark five years since unarmed Black man George Floyd was murdered by white police officer Derek Chauvin, demonstrators say promised police reforms have not happened — pointing out the Trump administration rolled back federal...

They all took turns speaking, remembering Floyd and demanding justice not only in this trial, but on the federal level.

Family members of other Black men who died at the hands of police spoke at the service in a show of support.