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Protests over George Floyd's death have spread from Minneapolis to dozens of other cities across the U.S. Almost half of the country has called up the National Guard to help with the unrest.

The Justice Department is now assisting local authorities across the country in response to the civil unrest that has erupted in connection with the death of George Floyd in the police custody.

Protests over George Floyd's death in the police custody in Minneapolis — some peaceful and others violent — continued Monday, a week after his death.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea about his department's response to protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody.

The former president also called on people to vote in state and local elections, for officials "who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system."

George Floyd has died a week ago after a former Minneapolis police officer used his knee to pin Floyd's neck to the ground. His brother, Terrence Floyd, has urged protesters to be peaceful Monday.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jody David Armour, criminal justice and law professor at the University of Southern California, about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over George Floyd's death.

NPR's Noel King sits down with three African America residents of different generations to discuss how much, or how little, has changed when it comes to racism in modern America.

NPR's Noel King talks to Rashad Turner, founder of the Black Lives Matter chapter in St. Paul, Minn., about the death of George Floyd, who died last week while in police custody in Minneapolis.

Since last week's death of George Floyd, in police custody in Minnesota, there's been a surge of sports figures speaking out. Some even joined demonstrations that swept the nation over the weekend.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Paul Butler of Georgetown Law and Kim Burke of the Center for Policing Equity about how police can be held accountable for violent deaths.

Protests in response to George Floyd's killing, while he was in police custody in Minnesota, have erupted across the country. We report on protests in Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.