Topic: civil-unrest

US Democrats call for police reform

US Democrats call for police reform

Jonathan Ernst, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 09:26 AM

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) kneel with Congressional Democrats during a moment of silence to honor George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others inside Emancipation Hall after weeks of protests against racial inequality in the aftermath in Minneapolis police custody of Floyd, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Monday. Read more »

Gunman in Seattle protest

Gunman in Seattle protest

Lindsey Wasson, Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 01:02 PM

A man exits a vehicle with a gun as a man is tended to by medics after being shot by a driver who tried to drive through a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. on Sunday.  Read more »

‘Black Lives Matter’

‘Black Lives Matter’

Satellite image 2020 Maxar Technologies, Handout via Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 08:36 AM

The new "Black Lives Matter" lettering painted on 16th Street NW and the White House (right) are seen in Washington, DC, U.S. in this June 6, 2020 satellite handout photo supplied by Maxar Technologies.  Read more »

Boston protesters hold die-in

Boston protesters hold die-in

Steven Senne, AP
Posted at Jun 04 09:07 AM

Hundreds of demonstrators lie face down depicting George Floyd during his detention by police during a protest against police brutality, on Boston Common in Massachusetts, Wednesday. Read more »

Protests continue near White House

Protests continue near White House

Alex Brandon, AP
Posted at Jun 02 11:10 AM

A demonstrator is taken into custody by police after a curfew took effect during a protest over the death of George Floyd, near the White House in Washington on Monday. Read more »

Writings on the wall

Writings on the wall

Patrick Semansky, AP
Posted at Jun 02 11:10 AM

US President Donald Trump walks past graffiti from the White House through Lafayette Park to visit St. John's Church in Washington on Monday. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Rage across America

IN PHOTOS: Rage across America

Story by Reuters, Photos from AFP, AP and Reuters
Updated as of May 31 04:01 PM

Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck. Read more »

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