Police video from the fatal shooting of a black man in Atlanta shows a largely peaceful encounter that lasts 40 minutes before spiraling into violence.
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French leader rejects racism, but colonial statues to remain
President Emmanuel Macron also announces that France will reopen nearly everything shut in response to the coronavirus starting Monday.
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Atlanta shooting, statues new focal points for protests
A makeshift memorial has been erected at a fast-food restaurant where a black man was fatally shot by a white Atlanta police officer.
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‘Long overdue’: White NHL players find their voice on racism
The predominantly white sport of hockey has a checkered history of racism and a culture of not speaking out.
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The Latest: Interfaith group holds vigil outside St. John’s
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality from around the country and the world. A group of interfaith leaders held a prayer vigil Sunday outside St. John’s Church near the White House, where President Donald Trump held a June 1 appearance that sparked criticism after protesters were forcibly cleared from the area. The […]
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U.S. base namesakes include slaveholders, failed generals
As much as President Donald Trump enjoys talking about winning, the Confederate generals he vows to keep on U.S. military bases weren’t winners.
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Protesters in U.S. call attention to deaths of more black men
Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more black men, one who was found hanging from a tree in California and another who was fatally shot by police outside an Atlanta restaurant.
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Fox News removes altered photos of Seattle protest zone
Fox News has removed digitally altered photos from its website after the Seattle Times noted misleading images used in the network’s coverage about a Seattle neighborhood that’s become a protest center against police brutality and racial injustice.
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Police to investigate hanging death of California black man
The 24-year-old’s death was originally described as an apparent suicide, prompting outrage in the community.
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Texas prosecutors probe irregularities in 2004 Floyd arrest
They are re-examining a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer’s arrest of George Floyd on a minor drug charge.