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On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered by a police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [6] Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down in the street, begging for his life and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe".
Police and protesters in Philadelphia, June 2, 2020. In Philadelphia, two deaths occurred during the fourth day of unrest. A man in his twenties was fatally shot by the owner of the gun shop Firing Line Inc., while trying to break into the store in the south section of the city. [94]
A well-known west Philadelphia activist has pleaded guilty to a felony over actions during 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Anthony Smith ...
Hanover: Beginning on May 29, protesters peacefully stood in a multi-day rally titled, like many other nationwide rallies, "Black Lives Matter". [36] Governor Tom Wolf joining protesters in Harrisburg on June 3, 2020. Harrisburg: Protesters surrounded a police car after a peaceful rally on May 30 that began at the State Capitol.
The two, who have never met in person, will square off at 9pm ET (0100 GMT) for a 90-minute debate hosted by ABC News. Police are bracing for protests, with pro-Palestinian groups angry with ...
The protests in Philadelphia came as Jews around the world prepare to celebrate Hanukkah. In at least one U.S. city, Jewish leaders are outraged that the organizers of a local festival canceled a ...
A wave of civil unrest in the United States, initially triggered by the murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, led to protests and riots against systemic racism in the United States, [8] [9] including police brutality and other forms of violence. [10]
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