Protestors stream toward White House and other Washington locations for huge demonstrations over death of George Floyd and issues of inequality for black Americans
The protests were sparked by a police officer kneeling on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes as he pleaded for his life on May 25 in Minneapolis – the latest case of white law enforcement authorities being blamed for the death of an unarmed black man.
On Friday, the mayor of Washington, who has clashed with President Donald Trump over his hardline handling of the unrest, unveiled a street mural that reads "Black Lives Matter" in giant letters on the road leading to the presidential mansion. In Australia, aboriginal protesters performed a traditional smoking ceremony at the start of a "Black Lives Matter" protest in Sydney, which was sanctioned at the last minute after initially being banned on health grounds.On Friday, Trump celebrated unexpectedly good employment numbers by saying it was a "great day" for Floyd.
And in New York City Thursday, officers baton-charged dozens of peaceful protesters defying a curfew in the Bronx after pinning them in, leaving them with nowhere to run, several reports said.New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced Friday that two officers had been suspended following "several troubling incidents," one for pushing a woman to the ground and another for pulling down an man's face mask and spraying pepper spray at him. Both incidents were caught on video.
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