George Floyd protests & riots (consolidated thread)

19 people arrested, 1 juvenile detained in 15th night of protests in Portland

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – 19 people were arrested as protesters took to the streets again on Thursday, marking the 15th night of protests in Portland in response to George Floyd’s ...

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https://www.kptv.com/news/19-people-arrested-1-juvenile-detained-in-15th-night-of-protests-in-portland/article_ce86cd20-acf6-11ea-82e9-3bf311cd1fcf.html

 

Capital Region voices of faith - and protest: Samantha Ivey, 18

Samantha Ivey, 18, talks about how her Baptist faith--and being one of the few black students at Shen--shaped her response to George Floyd's killing. She helped organize a Clifton Park protest and is ...

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https://www.timesunion.com/7dayarchive/article/Capital-Region-voices-of-faith-and-protest-15331625.php

 

Three arrested in East Meadow as crowds protest again on LI

Demonstrations continued at various locations on Long Island on Friday — with protesters still demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to police brutality and racism — as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo si ...

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https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/long-island-protests-1.45633581

 

Unprecedented racial justice protests spread to Oregon towns across the state

In small towns and cities that sit squarely in Republican strongholds and rarely see protests, thousands of Oregonians marched, held aloft Black Lives Matter signs and chanted George Floyd’s name ...

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https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/opinion/guest_columns/unprecedented-racial-justice-protests-spread-to-oregon-towns-across-the-state/article_c4e3958e-abf0-11ea-bfbb-1b364a06f72a.html

 

Unions champion bad cops and dud teachers

Derek Chauvin, the cop facing a murder rap over the death of George Floyd, probably shouldn’t have been in a position to brutalise anyone — or at least not as a police officer. In two decades with the ...

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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/unions-champion-bad-cops-and-dud-teachers-tnwqnp8dc

 

Long Islanders again protest police violence as Cuomo outlines plan to reform forces

Local governments will lose most state funding if they don’t redesign their police forces by April 1, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Saturday as Long Islanders clamored in the streets for justice for Georg ...

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https://www.newsday.com/long-island/protests-long-island-george-floyd-1.45657742

 

Will Flanders and Cori Petersen: Extending Act 10 to police unions could make officers more accountable to the public

Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and his tenure with the Minneapolis Police Department became a national controversy in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in May. This wasn’t Chauvin’s first act of misconduct over his 20-year career — in fact, this would be the 18th complaint filed against him. But how is it that he has maintained his job? The answer, in part, is the power of police unions. Police unions are strong in the U.S. They were even exempted from Act 10, the controversial public-sector union reforms passed in Wisconsin in 2011. But strong police unions are an important ...

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https://madison.com/ct/opinion/colu...cle_93985299-8772-58ea-aa09-e016a256ee74.html

 

The Charleston Forum's race relations survey reveals glaring inequality, a path forward

The survey was conducted before the weeks of protest following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, but it details ongoing concerns in the community that in some ways parallel the issues ...

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https://www.postandcourier.com/news/the-charleston-forums-race-relations-survey-reveals-glaring-inequality-a-path-forward/article_72358562-a728-11ea-b31e-bf57b388b9a5.html

 

George Floyd death eases tensions between two communities

Youa Vang Lee was at her home in Minneapolis when her son showed her the video of George Floyd dying under a police officer's knee. Lee, a 59-year-old Laotian immigrant who assembles medical supplies ...

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https://news.yahoo.com/george-floyd-death-eases-tensions-233313036.html

 

Oxnard: “We Can’t Breathe” Forum Held on June 13 in Response to George Floyd Incident

By George Miller Jordan Ward and Tamar Lee were motivated by the Minneapolis police officers' George Floyd killing to hold an event on June 13, 2020 to expl ...

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https://www.citizensjournal.us/oxnard-we-cant-breathe-forum-held-on-june-13-in-honor-of-george-floyd/

 

Black teacher blasts Success response to George Floyd

Fabiola St Hilaire, a black teacher at Brooklyn Success Academy, criticized Success CEO Eva Moskowitz’s response to the killing of George Floyd. — Orthodox Jewish community members used bolt cutters ...

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https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/newsletters/politico-new-york-education/2020/06/17/black-teacher-blasts-success-response-to-george-floyd-337334

 

"Where Are The Good Cops?": Protesters Share Accounts Of Police Violence At State Attorney General's Hearing

At a virtual hearing on policing during protests, a 20-year-old woman shoved by a cop in a now-viral video asked the New York Attorney General where were the "good cops" the night she was badly injured during a Brooklyn demonstration. Dounya Zayer, 20, testified about her experience being pushed down by the officer—and the ongoing medical issues and emotional pain that have followed—during day one of hearings led by state attorney general Letitia James as part of her investigation into the NYPD's response to demonstrations against racist police violence. But when Zayer finished her testimony, James tried to reassure her ...

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https://gothamist.com/news/where-ar...lice-violence-state-attorney-generals-hearing

 

Video shows Raleigh police using riot-control weapons on protester backing away | Raleigh News & Observer

An encounter with Raleigh police left a protester with bruises to his face, chest and leg and questions about police training and accountability.

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https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243605357.html

 

3 arrested after George Floyd protest slows Raleigh traffic

The Highway Patrol says just before 9:00 a.m. Wednesday vehicles part of the protest started driving around ten miles per hour on Interstate 40.

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https://www.witn.com/2020/06/24/3-arrested-after-george-floyd-protest-slows-raleigh-traffic/

 

The challenge of improving America’s eyesight on issues of race and equity

The fervor for justice that engulfed America’s streets after the killing of George Floyd generated new hope for a change of heart in how white America ...

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https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2020/07/12/the-challenge-of-improving-americas-eyesight-on-issues-of-race-and-equity/

 

These Teens Support Black Lives Matter — But Their Parents Don’t

As the Black Lives Matter movement gains unprecedented support and coverage in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, families are reckoning with differing perspectives on policing and ...

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/these-teens-support-black-lives-matter-e2-80-94-but-their-parents-don-e2-80-99t/ar-BB16OHfp

 

Judge denies Oregon push to limit US agents during arrests

Demonstrators in the progressive city have taken to the streets to oppose racial injustice since George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police two months ago, and they have often spiraled into ...

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https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/judge-denies-oregon-push-to-limit-us-agents-during-arrests/

 

Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on

Among various organized groups, including Healthcare Workers Protest, Teachers against Tyrants ... deployed by President Donald Trump to tamp down the unrest, have arrested dozens during nightly ...

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https://news.yahoo.com/huge-portland-protest-crowds-standoff-051215527.html

 

Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on | Raleigh News & Observer

Thousands have been protesting in Portland the same day a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict federal agents’ actions when they arrest demonstrators in Portland.

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https://www.newsobserver.com/news/article244487097.html

Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on | Charlotte Observer

Thousands have been protesting in Portland the same day a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict federal agents’ actions when they arrest demonstrators in Portland.

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https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article244487097.html

Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on

Thousands have been protesting in Portland the same day a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict federal agents’ actions when they arrest demonstrators in Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — ...

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https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/huge-portland-protest-crowds-standoff-with-feds-go-on/UADRLFULNJDZPMTMMDR3SRRLIA/

 

Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on

Thousands of people gathered in Portland streets for another night of protests Friday, the same day a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict federal agents’ ...

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/huge-portland-protest-crowds-standoff-with-feds-go-on/ar-BB17aqKF

Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on

Thousands of people gathered in Portland streets for another night of protests Friday, the same day a U.S. judge denied Oregon's request to restrict federal agents' actions when they arrest people ...

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https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Police-blocked-from-arresting-observers-in-15430813.php

Feds use tear gas to try to disperse Portland protesters

Thousands of people gathered in Portland streets hours after a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict federal agents’ actions when they arrest people during protests.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/25/portland-protests-tear-gas/5509229002/

Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispens ...

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https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/portland-oregon-protest-1.47292870

Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents ...

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https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/25/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-clear-portland-protest/?news-national

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by U.S. agents, ...

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https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Huge-Portland-protest-crowds-standoff-with-feds-15433447.php

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas ...

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https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-rowdy-portland-protest/article_7564010d-fcdc-5745-88d4-ac7dbd8f0c0a.html

Video: Portland protesters battle federal agents again

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas ...

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https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/video-portland-protesters-battle-federal-agents-again/

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest on Saturday

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building ...

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-rowdy-portland-protest-on-saturday/ar-BB17b7YO

Protesters clash with federal agents outside Portland courthouse as tear gas dispensed

THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland into the early hours this morning, directing fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by US agents lingered ...

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https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/other/protesters-clash-with-federal-agents-outside-portland-courthouse-as-tear-gas-dispensed/ar-BB17az64

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the ...

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https://www.registerguard.com/news/20200725/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-rowdy-portland-protest

Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents ...

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https://floridapolitics.com/archives/352079-federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-portland-protest

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by U.S. agents, ...

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https://www.yaktrinews.com/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-rowdy-portland-protest/

Huge Portland protest crowds, standoff with feds go on

Thousands of people gathered in Portland streets for another night of protests Friday, the same day a U.S. judge denied Oregon’s request to restrict federal agents’ actions when they arrest people ...

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https://www.kusi.com/huge-portland-protest-crowds-standoff-with-feds-go-on/

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Earlier Friday night, the protest had drawn various organized groups, including Healthcare Workers Protest, Teachers against ... was unclear whether anyone was arrested during the protest.

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https://fox6now.com/2020/07/25/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-rowdy-portland-protest/

Protesters clash with federal agents outside Portland courthouse as tear gas dispensed

THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland into the early hours this morning, directing fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by US agents lingered ...

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https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/protesters-clash-with-federal-agents-outside-portland-courthouse-as-tear-gas-dispensed/ar-BB17az64

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by U.S. agents, ...

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https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2020/07/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-rowdy-portland-protest.html

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by U.S. agents, ...

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https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Huge-Portland-protest-crowds-standoff-with-feds-15433447.php

Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by U.S. agents, ...

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https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-portland-protest/

Federal agents use tear gas to clear rowdy Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas dispensed by U.S. agents, ...

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https://www.wptv.com/news/national/federal-agents-use-tear-gas-to-clear-rowdy-portland-protest