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George Floyd s death did not spark a racial reckoning

There was no racial reckoning for George Floyd CNN 55 mins ago Analysis by John Blake, CNN © Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images Demonstrators protest the release on bail of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis on October 7, 2020. They tell me I ve experienced a racial reckoning. I keep seeing that phrase pop up in news stories. I hear politicians and CEOs use the term as if there s no doubt it s true. I even put the phrase in one of my own headlines without ever asking myself what a racial reckoning meant. It s hard to avoid using that phrase, because it reflects a consensus. A year after the death of George Floyd, many Americans routinely describe the protests that followed last summer as a singular, racially transformative moment.

Pandemic travel advice: Everything you need to know

Pandemic travel advice: Everything you need to know CNN 3 days ago By Marnie Hunter, CNN © Joe Raedle/Getty Images City officials in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are anticipating a large spring break crowd this month. Bathed in the faint light at the end of the once seemingly endless pandemic tunnel are visions of trips that reunite us with loved ones or take us to some blissfully new environment. © Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Tourists walk at a pier to get on a boat to Cozumel Island, in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on March 3, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Water Shortages Still Plague Texas in Aftermath of Winter Storm: Updates

Water Shortages Still Plague Texas in Aftermath of Winter Storm: Updates Intelligencer 2/20/2021 Chas Danner © Zach Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images City workers and volunteers distribute bottled water at Delmar Stadium in Houston on Friday. Zach Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images The winter storms that wreaked havoc across the country this week are over, but their consequences continue to play out, particularly in Texas, where a water outages have replaced power outages as the primary threat, and the death toll is continuing to rise. In addition, as the scale of the disaster grows, so too do the calls for accountability from public officials, utility companies, and others over the widespread infrastructure failures and often inadequate response to address the myriad emergencies. Below are updates on the crisis and aftermath as it unfolds.

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