The storm is expected to slowly strengthen until it makes landfall, expected Sunday night along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Source

Mt. Joy founding members Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper knew each other as Philadelphia high school students, meeting up years later in Los Angeles to form the band. Their first hit, “Astrovan,” took off on Spotify before another song, “Silver Lining,” took the top spot on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Chart. They released their second album, “Rearrange Us,” in June. Mt. Joy joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to perform “Strangers.” Source

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams marched with anti-police brutality protesters this week, despite his complicated history with policing and racial issues. Adams, who is black, was beaten by police as a young man and later went on to serve as a New York City officer for over two decades. He spoke to Dana Jacobson about the unrest happening in New York and around the country, and what needs to happen in order to enact real change. Source

Data from the 2018 book “Suspect Citizens” shows that African Americans are typically much more likely than white people to be pulled over at traffic stops. In North Carolina, they are stopped twice as often and searched four times more than white people, despite the latter being more likely to be found with contraband items. After the high-profile deaths of Philando Castile, Walter Scott and Sandra Bland, who all died after being pulled over by police, Michelle Miller examines the troubling trend and racism behind policing minor offenses. Source

Tropical Storm Cristobal is growing stronger as it churns towards the Gulf Coast, already causing massive mudslides in Mexico and Central America. Louisiana’s governor has declared a state of emergency as the system threatens to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday. Jeff Berardelli explains the forecast. Source

Protests continued Friday as Minneapolis, where Floyd died, said it would end the use of chokeholds and neck restraints by police. Source

The police officer has been fired after an autopsy report revealed that Antonio Valenzuela died from being placed in a vascular neck restraint. Source

Titans Senior Writer/Editor Jim Wyatt answers questions from Titans fans in the latest edition of the mailbag. Source

On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, people celebrated what would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. Source

The new guidance covers music, film and television studios. Source