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Harris: the battle over our nations statues and monuments is front and center but critics say its time for many of them to go and some have taken matters into their own hands, you had seen it. kevin corke with a look at where things stand right now. >> from the shadow of the white house to baltimores inner harbor to the former capital of the confederacy, in cities and towns all across america, but some called the reckoning on race, others deem an assault on our shared history. [chanting] >> but ...

While she was celebrated, the hard truth is that black women still make up a disproportionately small percentage of physicians >> we decided to take action and do something to acknowledge this medical pioneer who died 125 years ago. >> on thursday her grave finally received a proper headstone. dr. rebecca lee crumpler was the first black female physician in the u.s. >> i was told people come looking for her but she doesnt have a grave stone. >> there arent images of dr. crumpler, but she wrote t...

Ways to ensure children and their communities stay healthy and safe dr. john torres, nbc news. >> so important. still ahead, record heat hitting parts of will we see re? and the story of a trail blazer black female doctor paving the way for others in the field.

Decades of distrust of doctors in their community >> if theres an institution you dont trust, why would you want to be a part of it. >> the more they can see someone who looks like them and trust, it will also break down some of the health disparities >> bringing more diversity to the field also creates role models. >> black women are out there we are surgeons, delivering babies im happy with what weve done but weve got a lot more to do. >> dr. crumpler was just the first of many. >> i think tha...

Nick eardley, bbc news. one of bollywoods most famous actresses, aishwarya rai bachchan, has been taken to hospital after testing positive for covid—19 earlier this week. according to reports, shes being treated at a hospital in mumbai. it comes days after her husband and father—in—law were admitted for treatment. french police say a fire in nantes cathedral may have been started deliberately. investigators say the fire started in three different spots, which points to arson. it took aroun...

That were getting. this morning, one of the governments advisers said a return to life like it was before lockdown is a long way off, despite the optimism in government. the view in rochdale... its not going to be the same, nothing will be the same, shops and stuff, because you have to wear masks. potentially it could. but right now, rochdale isnt good on the covid numbers. the government has warned it wont hesitate to introduce some restrictions again. but it hopes getting on top of local outbr...

Take them down. when we say take them down, take them down everywhere. take down the rest of it, and im sure bristol has some deep indigenous history, some contributions that african and other groups of people who actually had the empire built on their backs, tell their stories. let them come to the front. people need to start thinking outside of the box that the ruling class is projecting on us. they gave us these little deluded notions of what justice looks like. "0h, well put it in a museum."...

The extra problems that we are getting. this morning, one of the governments advisers said a return to life like it was before lockdown is a long way off, despite the optimism in government. the view in rochdale... its not going to be the same, nothing will be the same, shops and stuff, because you have to wear masks. potentially it could. but right now, rochdale isnt good on the covid numbers. the government has warned it wont hesitate to introduce some restrictions again. but it hopes getting ...

Owner was taken down. edward colston. the british slave trader stands no more. what would have been an act of vandalism on any other day felt like an expression of pure joy. it has left me with one big question. will this change anything? bristol presents a fantastic story to the outside world, but it is also true that people like me are born destined to die earlier, to get sick earlier, to get a poorer education and end up in mental health institutions or end up injail. i am a ngaio anyia, musi...

And abused african people, and colston and the 80,000—odd africans that would have been part of his empire building, their misery would have contributed to his wealth, i cannot say anything other than the statue is an affront to me and i wont miss it not being given a place of honour in the middle of our city. and what do you think it will mean forfuture generations? we do need to be careful of symbolic acts. symbolic acts can be very, very important, and that was a very important symbolic act...