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On May 5, 2023, protests took place across the city, including locations such as the Broadway-Lafayette Street station, the Washington Square Park, and outside the Manhattan district attorney's office, calling for criminal charges to be brought. [206] Protests were again held on May 6, 2023, at various locations in Manhattan. [207]
A Black Lives Matter die-in over rail tracks, protesting alleged police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 20, 2015). Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement [1] [2] that aims to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.
The shooting of Jacob Blake on August 23 sparked protests in a number of American cities, mostly within Kenosha. [113] Two protesters were shot and killed in an incident during the protests. [ 114 ] Nationally, athletes from the NHL , NBA , WNBA , MLB , and MLS began going on strike in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake. [ 115 ]
Protests were held in at least 41 towns and cities throughout Texas, with major protests in Dallas, Austin and Houston. In George Floyd's hometown of Houston, family members joined a march on June 2, estimated to be 60,000 strong; a video appeared to show a female protester in Houston being trampled by a police officer on a horse. [ 148 ]
[14] [15] A large protest gathered in Manhattan's Foley Square and crossed the Brooklyn Bridge while another started in Harlem. Groups blocked traffic on major thoroughfares like the West Side Highway. [15] Overnight protests which began on the 4th led to more than 223 arrests, largely for disorderly conduct or refusal to clear the streets. [17]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. 2020 civil unrest after the murder of George Floyd This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (September 2021) George Floyd protests in ...
List of protests against the Vietnam War (1945-1973) 1968 Columbia University protests (Vietnam war links and a segregated gymnasium) Protests against the war in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Protests against the Iraq War (2003-2011) Protests over the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis; Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States (2023-)
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.