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I never thought I would live to see the kind of damage and destruction that has been inflicted on Richmond, and we need to end this now." [75] On June 16, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said he did not support the protesters demands to defund state police, and offered additional reforms instead, which was met with widespread criticism. [76]
Virginia Beach: On May 31, a protest in Virginia Beach started out peacefully, but ended in violence and vandalism as protesters smashed windows and looted shops on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. At least 48 businesses sustained around $300,000 worth of damage. Police sprayed tear gas on protesters and made 19 arrests. [75]
Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria and her GOP challenger, Virginia state Sen. Jen Kiggans, will face off in their first debate to represent Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday. The ...
On May 30, a protest in Raleigh named "A National Day of Action — Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and lives cut short by Raleigh and Durham police departments," was created. [ 127 ] [ 128 ] On May 30, protesters in Charlotte blocked traffic on Interstate 277 .
The protests began at Columbia University, where protesters were demanding that their university divest from companies with ties to Israel, and have since spread to other campuses including NYU ...
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The decision to act was in part due to student reports of violent ends to similar demonstrations at the nearby Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Tech. [1] At the establishment of the protest, opponents compared the pro-Palestinian demonstrators to the white supremacists who organized the Unite the Right rally. [6]
At some protests, counter-protesters and right-wing infiltrators [53] [54] [55] instigated or escalated violence. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 51 ] According to a Movement for Black Lives report, the US federal government targeted Black Lives Matter protesters during the summer of 2020 through increased police presence, the deployment of federal agents, the ...