In addition to on-the-ground work, another way to make your voice heard in supporting a devastated community is by purchasing your fashion and beauty products from black-owned beauty and fashion brands. https://t.co/OZAYtwuMFS

On a day when protests continued to rage across the country, several key elections were held in states from Iowa to New Mexico and electoral history was made in the town in Ferguson, Mo. https://t.co/dyjmVF0jXG

"There's plenty to learn from Flatbush: in particular, the finer points of protesting during a pandemic." Inside the protests of Brooklyn's historically black neighborhood. https://t.co/3ZRmgakPeN

Small brands are making an impact and leading on a community level, but there is more work to be done. https://t.co/w3Rtb5gv7a

Here are 12 Instagram accounts that are working to provide mental health and self-care support for the black community during this time. https://t.co/h2vNKyUVxj

On @AC360, less than two hours after President Donald Trump delivered a short speech at the White House, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper opened the program by saying: "We are witnessing a failure of presidential leadership." https://t.co/YNhpzlx5xH

"We need our full mental faculties so that we can continue speaking, fighting, and protesting authentically," says meditation expert @LightWatkins. https://t.co/sHHurbNAZK

These nine essential books chart the historical evolution of black feminist discourse—here is where to start first. https://t.co/JpiXkgSl0x

"It's very important for us to take the momentum that has been created as a society, as a country, and say, let's use this to finally have an impact," said @BarackObama. https://t.co/fG3WG16r9y

.@BarackObama then mentioned the task force he had created on 21st century policing while in office, and called upon "the mayors and county executives that appoint most police chiefs", among other elected officials, to help bring about change. https://t.co/fG3WG16r9y

"I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country. . . I want you to know that you matter, that your lives matter, that your dreams matter," said @BarackObama. https://t.co/fG3WG16r9y

.@BarackObama noted that the pandemic "has exposed the vulnerabilities of our health care system, but also . . . the unequal investment, the biases that have led to a disproportionate number of infections and loss of life in communities of color." https://t.co/fG3WG1o216

"Let me start by just acknowledging that we have seen—in the last several weeks, the last few months—the kinds of epic changes and events in our country that are as profound as anything I've seen in my lifetime," said @BarackObama. https://t.co/fG3WG16r9y

Former President @BarackObama held a livestreamed Town Hall to address widespread civil unrest in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man from Minneapolis. https://t.co/fG3WG16r9y

"What the president doesn’t seem to know or care is that the vast majority of those protesting, they too are calling for law and order. A black man killed with four officers holding him down . . . That is not law and order. That’s murder." https://t.co/CO9wi6CNcD

"The scene at Stonewall on Tuesday ably demonstrated that the struggle is ongoing for queer people of color, and white queer people have assimilated and exempted ourselves long enough: it's past time to take up the fight." https://t.co/ywxpK05xae

Here, Roxanne Fequiere (@roxannefequiere) gives a primer on how to be actively anti-racist, above and beyond social media. Step one? Put down your phone. https://t.co/cxWFcDNiw6

This escalation of charges comes days after Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz asked Attorney General Keith Ellison to take over the case, and a week after the first protests over George Floyd's death—and racist policing in general—began to break out. https://t.co/plc0DBKCmt

Samuel Ross (@SRD_____) of @acoldwall has pledged to offer £25,000 ($31,000) to support black-owned businesses across 10 individual grants, along with a £10,000 ($12,500) donation in financial aid to Black Lives Matter. https://t.co/ebaZ82tLh8

Amidst a crisis of leadership from the White House, @JumaaneWilliams has emerged as one of several elected officials stepping up to support their constituents in the face of national unrest and widespread police violence. https://t.co/GxVWyfcSEO