Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Thousands Gather For March On Washington To Demand Police Reform And Racial Equality

    The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march comes as frustration over police brutality and use of force have sparked national protests following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.
    by Brakkton Booker Aug 28, 2020 3 minutes
    A scene from the original March on Washington, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream Speech" in 1963. Demonstrators will again gather in Washington on Friday to call for racial justice and police reform.

    Updated 12:03 p.m. ET

    Thousands of demonstrators descend on the nation's capital on Friday to demand an overhaul to the nation's criminal justice system and push for racial equality at the same site Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. called for those same reforms decades ago in his iconic "I Have A Dream Speech."

    Like the 1963 March on Washington, organizersopened with a series of speeches at the Lincoln Memorial

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR3 min read
    Have You Seen This Emotional Support Gator? Wally's Owner Says He's Lost In Georgia
    Wally has many fans in Pennsylvania and across social media. His owner is enlisting their help, saying Wally was kidnapped, located by a trapper and released into a swamp while vacationing in Georgia.
    NPR4 min read
    Cicadas Are Back On The Menu. One Chef Shares His Dish Ideas — And An Easy Recipe
    The cicadas are coming! And so are some new flavor profiles. This spring, the bugs of two broods, the 13-year Brood XIX and the 17-year Brood XIII, will crawl from the ground simultaneously across the eastern and southern parts of the United States.
    NPR5 min read
    Can You Survive Summer Indoors Without AC? In Arizona, Many Don’t
    Nearly half of the people who suffered heat-related deaths in Arizona last year lived outdoors without shelter, but public health officials and lawmakers are starting to pay more attention to the risk of dying indoors.

    Related Books & Audiobooks