The nation’s streets were filled with protesters Friday night, as angry reaction to the death of George Floyd continued to spread to at least 30 major US cities. Floyd died in Minneapolis pol…
Police officers walk enveloped by teargas in Portland, Friday, March 29, 2020. After hours of largely peaceful demonstrations, violence escalated late Friday in downtown Portland, as hundreds of people gathered to protest the Minneapolis police killing of a black man, George Floyd . The nation’s streets were filled with protesters Friday night, as angry reaction to the death of George Floyd continued to spread to at least 30 major US cities.
The White House was on lockdown Friday because of an estimated crowd of 200 people who gathered outside its gates. CNN headquarters in Atlanta was vandalized, and in New York City, a police cruiser was set on fire. “The situation in Minneapolis is no longer about George Floyd. It’s become about attacking civil society,” Walz said.
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