Reverend Leo Woodberry recently launched a crusade to bring clean drinking water to his water-insecure community with the installation of SOURCE hydropanels, a technology that turns sun and air into water. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli reports from Florence, South Carolina, for the CBSN series Climate Changemakers. Source
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Breonna Taylor’s aunt speaks at George Floyd memorial event
Bianca Austin, the aunt of Breonna Taylor, spoke at a memorial event for George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Watch a portion of her remarks. Source
Restaurant aid runs dry, leaving owners hungry for more
A business owner who received a grant from the program said the financial award “changed everything.” Source
George Floyd’s family meets with Biden and Pelosi on anniversary of death
Members of George Floyd’s family will meet with President Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Karen Bass on Tuesday. Source
Marking one year since the murder of George Floyd
The country is marking one year since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck and back for nearly nine and a half minutes. CBS News contributor Antjuan Seawright spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the challenges lawmakers face in tackling police reform. Source
Romney says he backs House-passed bill creating January 6 commission
The bill establishing a commission to study the January 6 assault passed the House last week. Source
Scholars excavate scene of Tulsa Race Massacre to “reconstruct a suppressed history”
A team of scholars is in the process of excavating grounds in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in hopes of better documenting the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Phoebe Stubblefield, Ph.D., a University of Florida forensic anthropologist leading the excavation project, joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss the significance of the project and what it means for the victims’ families. Source
How the Black Lives Matter movement relates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
George Floyd’s death one year ago today reignited the Black Lives Matter movement around the country. Marc Lamont Hill, a professor at Temple University, joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Source
Biden to go to Tulsa to mark 100th anniversary of race massacre
It’s been 100 years since a white mob burned down a Black neighborhood in Tulsa. Source
George Floyd died one year ago: “He literally has changed the world”
In Minneapolis, the intersection where George Floyd spent his final moments has been transformed from a bustling corner to a place of reflection. Source