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Colette Pierce Burnette of Huston-Tillotson University says keeping students and staff safe was paramount. Black people are dying from COVID-19 at two and a half times the rate of white people.

Covered faces means people who are deaf or hard-of hearing can't lip-read or follow facial expressions. And hospitals' tightened visitor restrictions may bar interpreters from medical appointments.

Protesters in Washington, D.C., marched to the White House to protest the death of George Floyd in police custody, where they clashed with the Secret Service.

"I am sick to my core that these children were traumatized the way they were," Chief Vanessa Wilson says. Video of the incident has sparked new anger against Aurora's police.

Days after suicide bombings in Sri Lanka were blamed on Muslim extremists, Muslims and Christians living in a hard hit neighborhood near an attacked church say tension has risen within the community.

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.

Food insecurity was already high in Detroit before the pandemic; now it's increased. Ederique Goudia and Raphael Wright are among those trying to help.

The increasing number of extreme weather disasters can cause major disruption for health clinics, putting their patients at risk. Researchers are looking at how clinics can better prepare.

Children between the ages of 5 and 11 can now get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. We visit a vaccination site in Washington, D.C., to hear from kids about why they're getting the jab.

Ebony magazine is turning 76 years old. With new owners, the legacy publication is rebooting to reach and uplift Black audiences with a focus on financial literacy and building wealth.