We are living in fraught times.

The novel coronavirus still ravages our cities, taking over 115,000 lives in the U.S. alone. But a tanking economy and frustrated consumers, employees and businesses have convinced all 50 states to reopen in some fashion. 

In the midst of this tension, on May 25, Memorial Day, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed while in police custody. His death joins countless others, so many Black Americans who have died by a police officer's hand. 

"There is no accounting for these deaths," NCR wrote in a May 29 editorial, "or the multitude of other African Americans whose deaths by police were unfilmed or otherwise unrecorded by history."

Our duty as a news publication is to report the truth. Our duty as Catholics is to join our brothers and sisters in crying out for justice and peace. 

Below you will find NCR reporting and commentary on this singular moment, plus reporting and commentary from our sister publications, Global Sisters Report and EarthBeat. We hope these resources help our readers understand what is happening in our country and our church. Take some time to sit with these stories as well as the powerful commentaries from Catholic writers, both Black Catholics and allies.