Are you a Malaysian currently living in the US? Please share with us what you are going through and what’s happening in your neighbourhood in relation to the protests against racial injustice and police brutality. GeorgeFloyd BlackLivesMatter
Police and fire departments fought into the night to quell the chaos as fires burned near the White House and shops were looted in New York City and Southern California. The National Guard said it had deployed in 23 states and Washington, D.C.
The unrest, which erupted as the country was reopening after lengthy lockdowns to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, began with peaceful protests over the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody in Minneapolis last Monday. There was"significant ongoing" civil unrest in 36 U.S. cities, including smaller ones like Fargo, North Dakota, and Roanoke, Virginia, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Monday.
The city's mayor, Muriel Bowser, announced on Monday a curfew would be in place for two days starting at 7 p.m. and lasting until the morning hours.White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News that Antifa, an anti-fascist group, was"certainly behind" the violence that had erupted in U.S. cities in recent days and that the country needed"law and order."
Critics accuse the Republican president, who is seeking re-election in a Nov. 3 election, of further stoking conflict and racial tension rather than seeking to bring the country together and address the underlying issues.
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