“This is 2020. Enough is enough.” So said Philonise Floyd, the younger brother of George Floyd — whose killing two weeks ago at the hands of Minneapolis police has touched off unprecedented worldwide protests — in testimony to Congress about racial injustice. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have introduced legislation to address systemic police brutality against Black Americans, but it’s unclear if they can come together. Many Republicans remain dead set against protesters’ calls to defund or dismantle police forces after centuries of racist conduct and the failure of incremental reforms.

Russia, India, the U.S. and Mexico are all still seeing coronavirus cases surge — but are making moves to reopen economies nonetheless. Some public health experts are regretting India’s extremely strict lockdown protocols, and the fact that they may now be easing up too quickly. In the U.S., Texas, Florida and Arizona are seeing significant spikes, and American cases have crept past 2 million, with public health experts predicting deaths will double by September. But there is some good news: Early hot spots like New Jersey and New York state have seen a decrease in new cases.

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Even as historical symbols of racism are reconsidered, some are holding out against change. Yesterday protesters pulled down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and NASCAR officially banned the Confederate flag, but President Donald Trump said he would “not even consider” renaming military bases honoring Confederate generals. HBO Max removed Gone With the Wind from streaming, saying it’ll be back, but with added historical context. Meanwhile, a statue of a 17th-century slave trader rolled into a British harbor Sunday has been retrieved and will be put in a museum.

OZY readers share their thoughts on erasing Confederate symbols.

They’re not gonna swallow this anymore. The attorneys general of 51 U.S. states and territories have signed on to a lawsuit against 26 generic drug manufacturers and 10 company executives alleging that they conspired to inflate prices and rig the market for scores of products. It’s the third such case filed since 2016: The others are still pending. The pharmaceutical companies have protested that there is no widespread conspiracy and they don’t believe their actions were illegal.

Read OZY on why a recession might benefit generics.

Walmart says it will no longer put products created for Black hair under lock and key. Amazon has banned police from using its facial recognition technology for a year. And Australian authorities have given a mining company permission to destroy scores of aboriginal heritage sites in order to expand its operations.

Take a Minute: Need a distraction from all the unrest? The latest episode of OZY’s new history podcast, Flashback, can feed your curiosity while giving you a break from the day-to-day. This week, Sean Braswell takes you on a journey back to the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s to discover how an unhappy accident in a Massachusetts garden was responsible for two of the fastest spreading ecological pests in modern America.

President Trump has announced his first campaign rally since COVID-19 made large gatherings a public health emergency: In Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 19. It’s not clear why his campaign chose that site — notorious for a racist massacre in 1921 — or the date, which marks the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the emancipation of African Americans. Meanwhile, the Republican National Convention is likely to move from Charlotte, North Carolina, which expressed public health concerns, to Jacksonville, Florida — where organizers said, in the middle of a global pandemic, hotel availability is “obviously the biggest concern we have.”

The revolution will not be Zoomed. The U.S.-based nonprofit Humanitarian China held a group discussion last week to mark the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, and it included several participants from inside China, where such commemorations are banned. The group’s paid account was subsequently deactivated, with Zoom saying all people in a discussion must comply with local laws — leading to speculation that Chinese leaders leaned on the videoconferencing service. Zoom has reinstated the account, but the incident has renewed interest in the company’s extensive ties to China after its swift rise to prominence during the pandemic.

Across the Muslim world, militia groups officially designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S., like Hezbollah and Hamas, are building quarantine facilities, spraying disinfectant and sourcing ambulances for those stricken with COVID-19. It’s a lifeline for people in Lebanon, Gaza, Tunisia and Afghanistan, OZY reports — and an opportunity for these groups to win public trust, especially when governments haven’t stepped up to deal with the virus. That could leave loyalties in such nations looking very different when the pandemic recedes.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, famous for handing out the Oscars, has elected six new members to its governing board, including Selma director Ava DuVernay, who will head the directors branch. This ups racial and gender diversity in the body to record levels, though not by much: The numbers of female governors and the number of non-white governors each increased by one. Selma, according to its lead actor, was boycotted by many Oscar voters after the cast wore “I can’t breathe” T-shirts honoring Eric Garner to the New York City premiere.

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“People are finally starting to listen to us.” So said James on the motivation behind More Than a Vote, a new group he’s launching with other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to fight voter suppression and the disenfranchisement of minorities. While James has previously spoken out after the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner, many more athletes are becoming involved in the current protests. Next month, James’ Lakers and 21 other NBA franchises will return to the court, sequestered at Disney World and playing under strict safety rules, after a 142-day hiatus.

Read OZY on the rise of the athlete-activist.