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Philonise Floyd makes impassioned plea to ensure brother’s death ‘isn’t in vain’ and urges US lawmakers to ‘do the right thing’ George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Play Video 4:51 ‘Stop the pain’: Philonise Floyd testifies at House hearing on police brutality – video Hours after George Floyd […] More
‘I was leaving a shop and security stopped me. I was four’: young protesters on why they are marching against racism Natasha, 21, creative writing and drama student and Aima, 18, student and co-organiser of LDNBLM Composite: Anselm Ebulue/Anselm Ebulue / The Guardian The UK’s Black Lives Matter protests have been spearheaded by a new […] More
After 15 stunning days of anti-racist protests … what happens next? A demonstrator’s silhouette is seen as they raise a fist during a protest against police brutality near the White House in Washington DC. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images Can the phenomenal response to the police killing of George Floyd be channeled to secure lasting political […] More
No masks, no water: New York protesters held in ‘abysmal’ conditions, experts say More than 2,000 people have been arrested in the city and the police treatment of those detained is emboldening people George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage New York City police officers arrest someone during a […] More
There seemed to be a lot more bright stars in the sky in recent weeks, even over Washington, DC. Then suddenly, as national “leaders” slept wrapped in a bubble of delusion while disease was taking its ghastly toll, a black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, pleaded for another breath to the unyielding knee of a police […] More
Martin Gugino in hospital after being pushed over by police Trump tweets peace activist could be ‘antifa provocateur’ Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. On Tuesday he claimed without evidence that Martin Gugino may have been attempting to infiltrate police scanners. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has claimed a 75-year-old man who […] More
President accused of ‘trafficking in conspiracy theories’ Trump says campaign rallies may resume ‘next week’ George Floyd to be laid to rest in Houston funeral as world watches US protesters attacked by cars driven into crowds and men with guns Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Demonstrators in Buffalo protest against the […] More
Donald Trump once famously boasted he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and not lose supporters. For years that seemed true. But his latest actions – including the deployment of an ad hoc paramilitary force against protesters on avenues around the country – may have been too much. New polls show Trump’s support is […] More
