U.S. protesters call to ‘Defund the Police.’ What would that look like?
Nationwide protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, the latest in a long string of high-profile slayings of black men by white officers, have featured a common rallying cry: “Defund the police.”
Police arrest cyclist who confronted youngsters posting U.S. racial injustice flyers
A cyclist whose videotaped confrontation with three youngsters posting flyers protesting racial injustice on a nature trail outside Washington drew widespread attention has been arrested and charged, police said late Friday.
Black girls and supporters surf around the world to honor George Floyd
From California to Indonesia, Australia and Senegal, black girls and supporters floated on surfboards on Friday to pay tribute to George Floyd, the black man whose death in U.S. police custody has sparked protests worldwide.
Democratic U.S. politicians urge police reforms as protesters march for 11th day
Prominent Democratic politicians on Friday embraced the cause of U.S. protesters angered by the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody, adopting their slogans and announcing reforms as tensions remained high in major cities.
Buffalo police officers quit unit to protest colleagues’ suspension: reports
All 57 members of a police tactical unit in Buffalo, New York, have resigned from that team to protest the suspension of two colleagues who were filmed shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground, local media reported on Friday.
‘We were wrong’: NFL commissioner regrets stance on player protests, condemns racism
National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league made mistakes in not listening to players, in a video on Friday denouncing racism in the United States amid widespread protests over police brutality against black people.
California to allow pro sports, day camps as coronavirus shutdowns ease
California broadly relaxed its coronavirus-related shutdowns on Friday, moving to allow professional sports to be played without audiences and reopen day camps, tribal casinos, museums and zoos as soon as June 12.
‘We were wrong’: NFL commissioner says league failed to listen to players on protests
National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league made mistakes in not listening to players, in a video on Friday denouncing racism in the United States amid widespread protests over police brutality against black people.
Systemic racism is killing blacks two ways, author Bakari Sellers says
After a week of protests against police brutality across the world, Lauren Young and Trevor Hunnicutt of Reuters spoke with Bakari Sellers, author of ‘My Vanishing Country’ and a former state representative from South Carolina, as part of our #AskReute…
California says film and TV production can resume as early as June 12
Film and TV cameras can start rolling in California as soon as June 12, state officials said on Friday as they approved new guidelines to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus on sets.
