This page includes:
May 31
Chairman Pai on local broadcasters covering recent protests & violence (FCC)
National Museum of African American History and Culture releases “Talking About Race” web portal (NMAAHC)
Statement from Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch (Smithsonian)
June 2
A statement from Ambassador Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., following federal police assault on Australian journalists while clearing the way for president's walk to St. John's Church (via @USAembassyinOZ)
June 5
U.S. Postal Inspection Service statement on Oakland, CA package incident (USPIS; in response to seizure of boxes of cloth masks mailed to protestors by Black Lives Matters organizers)
June 6
On the Chinese Communist Party’s obscene propaganda (State)
June 8
Smithsonian announces "Race, Community and Our Shared Future" initiative (Smithsonian)
June 9
EEOC issues resolution mourning the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery (EEOC)
June 10
U.S. Embassy statement on planned peaceful protests (US Embassy, Benin)
June 11
Statement on efforts to collect objects at Lafayette Square (Smithsonian)
June 12
June 16
Peaceful protests are a protected American tradition (ShareAmerica)
June 19
A letter from Superintendent Michael Creasy (NPS)
June 20
On the hypocrisy of UN Human Rights Council (State; see also, Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence)
June 23
Secretary Bernhardt's statement on destruction at Lafayette Square (DOI)
June 24
Investigation concluded in vandalism to Confederate monument at Fort Donelson National Battlefield (NPS)
June 29
America's free press offers diverse views on protests (ShareAmerica)
GAO response to Congressional request to review use of "less-lethal weapons and tactics in response to civil disturbances" (GAO, via NPR)
July 2
Human rights at home: implications for U.S. leadership (CSCE)
July 8
Commissioner Starks announces panel on Black mental health (FCC)
July 13
Commissioner Starks remarks at Black mental health event (FCC)
July 15
July 16
Unalienable rights and the securing of freedom (State)
July 18
July 20
July 23
Federal judge issues temporary restraining order blocking federal law enforcement officers from arresting or using physical force against journalists and legal observers responding to Portland protests (via BuzzFeedNews)
July 24
U.S. District Judge denies Oregon Attorney General's request for a temporary restraining order against certain actions by federal authorities in Portland (via NPR)
July 31
Comm. Starks & Rep. Clarke on tracking at protests & worship locations (FCC)
August 3
August 19
Federal officers who cleared protesters from Lafayette Square can stay anonymous for now, a judge ruled (Courts, via BuzzFeed)
April 20, 2021
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch's Statement on the Chauvin Trial (Smithsonian)
April 21
Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra (HHS)
Statement from Secretary Haaland on the Path Ahead for Racial Equity (DOI)
June 3
June 9
Review of U.S. Park Police Actions at Lafayette Park (DOI OIG)
June 21
Trump Can’t Be Sued Over The Violent Clearing Of Lafayette Square Last Summer, A Judge Ruled (DC District Court, via BuzzFeed News)
July 7
Memo from DOI Secretary establishing Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Task Force
December 15
Law Enforcement: Federal Agencies Should Improve Reporting and Review of Less-Lethal Force (see also, statement by Chair of House Committee on Homeland Security)
2023
February 1