California

How are kids handling social isolation? Some youngsters aren’t faring so well. In Stockton, California, 15-year-old Jo’Vianni Smith took her life earlier this month, a sign the COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on students’ mental health.

The former Sacramento mayor, Kevin Johnson, pointed out that there are 47 million Black Americans, more than the population of Australia: “so if we came together and got on the same page, there ain’t nothing that we can’t do,” he said.