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False rumors of a police shooting resulted in rioting, arson, and looting in the U.S. city of Minneapolis from August 26–28, 2020. The events began as a reaction to the suicide of Eddie Sole Jr., a 38-year old black man who was being pursued by Minneapolis police officers for his alleged involvement in a homicide.
Mass media-related controversies in the United States (6 C, 128 P) Medical controversies in the United States (4 C, 89 P) Microsoft criticisms and controversies (34 P)
In Minneapolis–Saint Paul alone, the immediate aftermath of Floyd's murder was the second-most destructive period of local unrest in United States history, after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Over a three night period, the cities experienced two deaths, [ 39 ] [ 40 ] 617 arrests, [ 8 ] [ 38 ] and upwards of $500 million in ...
Many specific protests over Floyd's murder were described as peaceful events, but Minneapolis–Saint Paul experienced widespread rioting, looting, and property destruction over a three-night period in late May 2020 that resulted in $500 million in property damage, the second-most destructive period of local unrest in U.S. history, after the ...
School prayer in the United States; Seal of Massachusetts; Murder of Jamiel Shaw II; Firing of Shirley Sherrod; Katie Sierra free speech case; Slavery in the United States; Eric J. Smith (Michigan politician) Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax; SpongeBob, You're Fired; Killing of Kate Steinle; Stem cell laws and policy in the United States; Sticks ...
Civil unrest over the murder of George Floyd began as local protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul on May 26, 2020, the day after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Protests and civil disorder quickly spread to other locations in the U.S. state of Minnesota, the United States, and internationally. This list includes notable ...
2020 United States racial unrest (3 C, 32 P) Pages in category "2020 controversies in the United States" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total.
Killing of Justine Damond by a Minneapolis police officer in 2017 and the aftermath; Dakota Access Pipeline protests and actions of solidarity in St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2016-2017; U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present) where members of the Los Angeles Sparks walked off the court before Game 1 of WNBA finals in Minneapolis in 2017