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What We're Reading About The Past Week Of Protests

Here are some of the most illuminating stories that we've read this week about the uprisings across the nation, and what brought the country to this moment.
A man kneels as he confronts National Guard members guarding the area in the aftermath of a protest in Minneapolis.

If you've been trying to keep up with news about the nationwide protests against police brutality, the stream of stories can be overwhelming. In the days following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody, reporters have been covering the protests in more than 140 cities across the country, trying to make sense of this tumultuous moment.

Here are some of the most illuminating stories that we've read this week to help us understand how we got here, and the larger issues driving the protests.

Minneapolis in context

This is hardly the first time that Minneapolis has erupted into protests about police brutality and the killings of black people. In 2016, people took to the streets after police shot and

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