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George Floyd The legislation would ban chokeholds by police, set up a national database for tracking police misconduct and would bar types of ‘no-knock’ warrants George Floyd killing – latest US updates Play Video 1:26 George Floyd tribute: Democrats take a knee for almost 9 minutes – video Democrats in Congress have unveiled a sweeping […] More
‘They set us up’: US police arrested over 10,000 protesters, many non-violent Over 10,000 people have been arrested around the US, as police regularly use pepper spray, rubber bullets, teargas and batons George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Police and protesters clash on 30 May in Philadelphia, during […] More
City council members declare intent to ‘abolish’ embattled agency and replace with alternative model in wake of George Floyd’s killing Demonstrators protest in Washington DC in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images The Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband the city’s police department and replace it with a new system […] More
George Floyd protests enter third week as push for change sweeps America Scenes of largely peaceful protests markedly different from last weekend as the body of Floyd arrives in his hometown of Houston George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Protesters ride atop a limousine in a march toward […] More
Racism in America is not the exception – it’s the norm Nesrine Malik Those clutching their pearls at police brutality think the US’s inherent virtue will prevail. But it was never there to begin with Play Video 5:20 Inside the George Floyd protests in New York: ‘we are not the problem’ – video When a black […] More
A week that shook a nation: anger burns as power of protests leaves Trump exposed Not for half a century has the US seen such large protests – and never with a president whose response has been so callous Protesters outside the White House. The fires lit by the killing of George Floyd ignited the […] More
M aybe the 1960s never ended. Police, protesters and rioters once again fill our rage-filled streets and television screens. Amid a pandemic that has already claimed over 100,000 lives, a cultural divide that burst into flames more than a half-century ago is back – and burning furiously. Earlier this week, Donald Trump seemed to morph into Richard Nixon, America’s self-proclaimed […] More
Floyd family’s lawyer, Benjamin Crump says ‘pandemic of racism and discrimination killed George Floyd’ Rev Jesse Jackson among invitees Barr claims evidence ‘antifa’ instigating violence Is it safe to protest during a pandemic? US police have a history of violence against black people. Will it stop? Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated […] More
