George Floyd protests

"Black Lives Matter really saved our business," said Salvador Sahagun, who manages a Mexican restaurant near the edge of the zone. He voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and said he might do so again in November.

National

'Remember Who We're Fighting For': The Uneasy Existence Of Seattle's Protest Camp

3:44pm June 18, 2020

by Hannah Allam

The open-air camp in the Capitol Hill area is more than a week old. Underneath the peace-and-love vibe is an undercurrent of anxiety that it won't end well and that black people might get the blame.

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A mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, originally created for the military, displayed in 2013 by a sheriff's department official in Warren County, N.Y.

Twin Cities Area Police Forces Loaded Up On War Surplus Under President Trump

5:33pm June 16, 2020

by David Welna

Many law enforcement agencies in suburban Minneapolis and St. Paul that policed protests are recent entrants to a decades-old Pentagon program of transferring military gear to cops.

Thomasville March Brings Community, Police Together

11:01am June 15, 2020

by Paul Garber

Area protests over the death of George Floyd continued over the weekend.

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"RIP Rayshard" is spray-painted on a sign as flames engulf a Wendy's restaurant during protests in Atlanta on Saturday over the death of Rayshard Brooks.

Anti-Racism Protests: Outcry After Shooting In Atlanta; Clashes In Paris And London

10:23pm June 14, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Protests over racial injustice continued for a third straight weekend in the U.S. and in at least two foreign capitals following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Howard University law students, from left, Chanel Sherrod, Domonique Dille and Temitope Aladetimi brought handmade signs to a protest near the White House last Saturday.

Politics & Government

Young Activists Pour Energy Into Protests, But What About The Election?

10:23am June 14, 2020

by Sam Gringlas

With a presidential campaign and historic demonstrations unfolding, the country's youngest voters and activists are navigating the power of direct action versus electoral politics in real time.

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Ballerinas Kennedy George, 14, and Ava Holloway, 14, pose in front of a monument of Confederate general Robert E. Lee after Virginia Governor Ralph Northam ordered its removal after widespread civil unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody

National

In Richmond, Va., Protestors Transform A Confederate Statue

9:26pm June 12, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

In the midst of nationwide protests, activists have been covering a statute to Gen. Robert E. Lee with graffiti and posing for photos.

A protective covering was installed overnight to keep protesters from further damaging a statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square in London.

World News

Statue Of Winston Churchill Is Covered Up In London

6:09pm June 12, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The monument had previously been defaced amid anti-racism demonstrations. The U.K. is embroiled in a debate over monuments to noted British imperialists and slave traders.