He died of asphyxiation as a result of a white police officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes while other officers pinned him to the ground. GeorgeFloyd’s death sparked weeks of global protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality. George Floyd is not the end of the story, it’s just the beginning. A man who was just one of many victims of Police Terror in this country.  A man whose death waked up America! Thousands of demonstrators streamed into the nation’s capital on Saturday, June 6th, in the largest local protests so far over police brutality and racial oppression in the United States. On a hot and humid day, people carrying protest signs marched, many with their children, toward the area around the besieged White House, where authorities used tan military Humvees and dump trucks to cordon off large sections to vehicle traffic. “You know we have to speak up loudly for more justice and more peace!” Mayor Muriel Bowser called out to the crowd. Several protesters credited Bowser for having stepped in after the Monday crackdown, when protesters were violently cleared so that Trump could make his way to St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photo op. […]

He died of asphyxiation as a result of a white police officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes while other officers pinned him to the ground. George Floyd’s death sparked weeks of global protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality. A man who was just one of many victims of Police Terror in this country.  A man whose death waked up America! Thousands of demonstrators streamed into the nation’s capital on Saturday, June 6th, in the largest local protests so far over police brutality and racial oppression in the United States. On a hot and humid day, people carrying protest signs marched, many with their children, toward the area around the besieged White House, where authorities used tan military Humvees and dump trucks to cordon off large sections to vehicle traffic. Several protesters credited Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DC for having stepped in after the Monday crackdown, when protesters were violently cleared so that Trump could make his way to St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photo op. Since then, several protesters said, the atmosphere has shifted from a military-occupied city to something closer to a street festival. “You know we have to speak up loudly for […]

He died of asphyxiation as a result of a white police officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes while other officers pinned him to the ground. George Floyd’s death sparked weeks of global protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality. A man who was just one of many victims of Police Terror in this country.  A man whose death waked up America! Thousands of demonstrators streamed into the nation’s capital on Saturday, June 6th, in the largest local protests so far over police brutality and racial oppression in the United States. On a hot and humid day, people carrying protest signs marched, many with their children, toward the area around the besieged White House, where authorities used tan military Humvees and dump trucks to cordon off large sections to vehicle traffic. Several protesters credited Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington DC for having stepped in after the Monday crackdown, when protesters were violently cleared so that Trump could make his way to St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photo op. Since then, several protesters said, the atmosphere has shifted from a military-occupied city to something closer to a street festival. “You know we have to speak up loudly for […]

The 2019 Women’s follows the 2017 Women’s March and 2018 Women’s March. In early 2017, during the aftermath of President Trump’s election, around four million people gathered in Washington DC for the first Women’s March, a protest against legislation and rhetoric that harms women. However, news reports from across North America noted that turnout for the 2019 Women’s March was lower compared to previous years, with potential reasons being poor weather, a decline in interest and controversy over protest organization in the United States. Tap on images and swipe to see in full screen