Protests have broken out across the country, in response to George Floyd's murder at the hands of Minneapolis police and ongoing police brutality against Black members of our communities.

*"Today at Ms."** | **June 1, 2020*

*With "Today at Ms."-a daily newsletter from the team here at "Ms". magazine-our top stories are delivered straight to your Inbox every afternoon, so you'll be informed and ready to fight back.* *Addressing Racism's Toll: My Minneapolis Experience [ [link removed] ]*

BY MICHELE GOODWIN | "At a certain point, it becomes hopeless and seemingly pointless for people of color to talk about the myriad ways in which racism affects their lives if white friends, coworkers and 'allies' are not listening."

*The Ms. Q&A: Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza on Getting Intersectionality Right [ [link removed] ]*

BY JANELL HOBSON | "Right now, we are facing a re-organization of power, in which those in power have a clear and coordinated agenda to continue to disenfranchise and marginalize and otherwise disempower the various communities that are the engines for this country."

*Required Reading: Ten Books on Black Women's History [ [link removed] ]*

BY KEISHA N. BLAIN | "Black women are so often marginalized in mainstream accounts of women's history. Yet, their ideas and experiences are central to understanding the intersecting dimensions of race, gender, and class." Blain put together a list of ten of her favorite books that capture the depth and richness of Black women's history in the U.S.

*Jane Fonda on the Centuries-Old History of Racism [ [link removed] ]*

BY JANE FONDA | "Let's work on ourselves-especially us white people-to understand why it is we benefit from white privilege. Read Black histories; learn about the legacy of racism."

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