Prosecutor Tom Kidd was working for the city of Dayton, Ohio, when he observed a troubling pattern in the cases that crossed his desk. “I noticed there were a lot of turn signal violations,” Kidd says. Police officers were issuing the minor traffic infractions in only one region of the city, a predominantly black area. No white, middle-class drivers were being pulled over for turn signal violations.

State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle hugged one another and spectators cheered on Sunday after the House and Senate voted to replace the last U.S. state flag that displayed the Confederate battle emblem. The design adopted by white supremacist legislators more than a century ago came under criticism amid the recent protests against racial injustice. Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, said the flag will lose its official status once he signs the bill into law this week.

Black lives matter, but on several grounds Christians should not support the organization known as Black Lives Matter (BLM). Here’s one of them: BLM declares on its website, “We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking.”

Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. face charges including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment in the killing of a 25-year-old African American man. Prosecutor Joyette Holmes announced the grand jury’s indictment on Wednesday outside the Glynn County, Ga., courthouse.

Citing the Biblical teaching to “love your neighbor as yourself,” Mississippi Baptist leaders encouraged state officials to adopt a new flag that “represents the dignity of every Mississippian and promotes unity rather than division.” Along with current leaders of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, every living former president of the board signed the statement in support of removing the Confederate Naval Jack, seen by many as a symbol of racism, from the state flag.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week that their states would officially recognize the June 19 holiday marking the end of slavery. Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler said Juneteenth will become a paid holiday for city workers. Already, 47 states and the District of Columbia recognize the day.

Academics from the executive committee of the Evangelical Theological Society published a joint statement on Monday condemning racism as contrary to Scripture and the evangelical gospel. The signatories include Albert Mohler, D.A. Carson, and David Dockery, among others. The group said the statement is insufficient but necessary and called upon more people to affirm the power of the gospel and declare the evil of racism.