Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress. On August 10, 1970, she gave the following speech on the Equal Rights Amendment.

The families of Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and George Floyd held a press conference on August 24. They discussed Breonna’s Law, Jacob Blake, and social justice in Kentucky. Read the transcript of their remarks here.

President Donald Trump held a Coronavirus Task Force press conference on August 3. He discussed vaccine development, the federal election, the Trump Organization Investigation, and suing Nevada over mail-in voting. Read the transcript of his news briefing here.

Police officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, had a bond hearing on June 30. He was eventually released on bond. Read the full transcript here.

African American man Rayshard Brooks was killed on June 13 by an Atlanta police officer after a struggle outside a Wendy’s restaurant. The body camera footage was released the morning after the incident occurred. Read the full transcript of the footage, and click here for video synced with an interactive transcript [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/TQgxncPgQVR3hPwqP2KVK4CI6Tae1J5EQNupOaMlgckjSwK3UZBCcRur_362jjSAlUeErvTdP-35TILmqsGnvBQwBsU?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=31.79].

Donald Trump held a June 11 roundtable meeting in Dallas on justice disparities in America. Trump warned against “falsely labeling” people as racists, and did not commit to significant police reform, saying he’s finalizing an executive order to “encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards of force.” He said “that means force, but force with compassion.”