Protesting Past Curfew in New York City

Plus: Is America becoming a banana republic? And a new documentary on the 2015 Charleston church shooting. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Local Correspondents Protesting Past Curfew in New York City In neighborhoods across Brooklyn and Manhattan, thousands of demonstrators stayed outside for as long as they could. By Emily Witt Our Columnists Is America Becoming a Banana Republic? The protests over the killing of George Floyd have made our institutional crisis more worrisome, even to career military officers experienced in dealing with instability. By Robin Wright Daily Comment In a Tumultuous Moment, Barack Obama Chooses Reflection In remarks on George Floyd’s death, the former President seemed certain, to his bones, that the current situation was not a complete disaster—or at least not an irredeemable one. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Q. & A. St. Paul’s Mayor on Violence in the Twin Cities “Our call has been to peace,” Melvin Carter said of local protests. “But we are not asking people for patience.” By Isaac Chotiner Daily Comment Will We Actually Get to Vote in November? We have now crossed the threshold where we must think about the unthinkable: what happens if the November election is subverted. By Sue Halpern The New Yorker Documentary “Quiet No More” Shows How Grief Can Become Activism A new documentary follows the Reverend Sharon Risher, who lost three relatives in the shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, as she mourns and seeks justice. By The New Yorker Culture and More Close Encounters You Miss It When It’s Gone Some of us waited a long time for a space largely free of threats. Some might not mind waiting a bit longer. Some of us don’t have time to wait. By Bryan Washington Photo Booth Gioncarlo Valentine’s Portraits of Young Black Men From 2019: Our schools, churches, and sometimes families try to discipline the fear out of our bodies; often, they end up giving us more reasons to be afraid. By Kiese Laymon Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts New Glitches in the Matrix You’re still washing your hands when it becomes time to wash your hands again. By Emma Brewer Daily Cartoon Friday, June 5th By Yasin Osman This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.