US Violence

Wendy's burned down by protesters in Atlanta

Jun 14, 2020 08:40

Protesters in Atlanta, where a black man was slain by police, set fire to a Wendy’s restaurant where a black man was shot by police.
White supremacists statues are being taken down by anti-racism protesters

Jun 11, 2020 04:30

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets around the world on Wednesday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, with protesters venting their anger at the colonial history by toppling statues of 17th-century white supremacists and slave traders.
Virginia protesters topple Christopher Columbus statue

Jun 11, 2020 03:30

Nearly 1,000 protesters in Richmond, Virginia toppled the statue of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and tossed into the water on Tuesday night, reports said.
Police across US unleash violence on peaceful protesters

Jun 09, 2020 02:05

From shooting crowds with tear gas to hitting people with batons, police across the US are using violence against peaceful protesters marching for George Floyd.
Virginia police officer charged after firing stun gun at black man without provocation

Jun 08, 2020 13:07

A police officer in Fairfax County, Virginia, faces up to three years in prison in connection with his arrest and use of a stun gun on a black man who cried out, "I can't breathe placard.
Italian protesters against racism and injustice burn US flag in Florence

Jun 08, 2020 10:50

Several thousand Italians in different cities across the country protested racism and injustice in the US, sparked by killing George Floyd, a black man who died due to police brutality in Minneapolice, Minnesota.
Protesters chants slogans against Trump in New York: ' Throw him out '

Jun 08, 2020 08:40

Protesters chanted “Throw him out,” and “No Justice, No Peace” as the crowd approach the Trump International Hotel and Tower in midtown Manhattan as thousands continued to march against police brutality on Sunday night.
Colin Powell endorses Joe Biden; saying Trump lies 'all the time'

Jun 07, 2020 23:32

The US ex-secretary of state and military commander during Bush presidencies becomes the first major Republican to back Trump’s Democratic rival while lambasting Trump calling him a lier.
I can't breathe; George Floyd dies every day as US Police brutality continue

Jun 07, 2020 20:34

The death of George Floyd, 46, a black man who died on 25 May after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has sparked outrage and protests in Minneapolis, across the United States, and around the world and show one of the US old problems; human rights violation, police brutality and racism especially against African Americans. 205
Tens of thousands turn out for huge protests across US

Jun 07, 2020 01:03

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Saturday in what were some of the largest protests yet seen in the unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer.