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Pages in category "2020 controversies in the United States" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The George Floyd protests are an ongoing series of protests, riots, and demonstrations against police brutality and racism in policing. The protests began in the United States in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, [40] following the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, who knelt on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes during an arrest the ...
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Though it was not the first controversial killing of a black person in 2020, [32] it sparked a much wider series of global protests and riots which continued into August 2020. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] As of June 8, there were at least 19 deaths related to the protests. [ 35 ]
Our national narrative is locked on 2020’s terms. Historians are likely to view the year as a turning point akin to 1968. How 2020 Changed America and Why We’re Still Stuck There
Prime minister Mark Rutte stated in a parliamentary debate on June 5, 2020, that he had changed his opinion on the issue and now has more understanding for people who consider the character's appearance to be racist. [218] An emerging trend is to replace Zwarte Piet with Chimney Piet, to avoid the controversial blackface makeup. [219]
With all of the monumental news that 2020 has brought with it, influencer controversies still managed to make headlines. Last year’s explosive fight between beauty influencers James Charles and ...
Initially, protesters targeted monuments related to the Confederate States of America [citation needed]. As the scope of the protests broadened to include other forms of systemic racism, many statues of other controversial figures such as Christopher Columbus, [3] [4] Junípero Serra, Juan de Oñate and Kit Carson were torn down or removed ...