Protesters gain access to Minneapolis police precinct, set fires in wake of George Floyd death

George Floyd protests spread across US; embassies in Africa react

Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Friday, as his case renewed anger over others involving African Americans, police and race relations. They were largely peaceful as demonstrators marched in the streets from Los Angeles to New York. But in Atlanta, demonstrators set a police car ablaze and broke windows at CNN’s headquarters. Protesters also struck officers with bottles and b…

Police Fire Tear Gas While Weathering Fireworks, Projectiles As OC Protests Heighten in Santa Ana – Voice of OC

The crowds gathered in response to nationwide outcry over the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer who was filmed pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck. Floyd’s death was the most recent incident of police killings that have prompted popular uproar across the U.S.

Protests over police killings rage on in dozens of US cities

MINNEAPOLIS (AP): Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country lurched toward another night of unrest after months of coronavirus lockdowns.

Photos: Violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd

Video of the arrest showed a police officer pressing his knee into Floyd's neck

Netflix Tweets Support For Black Lives Matter Amid Sweeping Protests Over George Floyd’s Death

Netflix on Saturday afternoon posted a statement on the company’s official Twitter account amid escalating nationwide  protests over the death of George Floyd while restrained by a Minneapolis police officer. “To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter,” the statement read. “We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black […]

Squad cars damaged, protesters struck with batons in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Several police cars were damaged, including at least one set on fire, as protests continued Saturday over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes.Officers struck multiple demonstrators with batons amid the protest near the Trump Tower on the city’s Near North Side, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Video sent out by another local…