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Demonstrators protest police violence near the White House on Thursday.

National

Protesters Came Out Again In Washington, D.C. — And Some Stayed, Despite Thunderstorm

10:14pm June 04, 2020

by Hannah Hagemann

The latest day of protests of police treatment of African Americans was peaceful again, and some demonstrators outside the White House stayed, even as rain, thunder and lightning pounded the capital.

Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael have been charged with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. A video apparently shows them pursuing him in a truck as he jogged in their neighborhood.

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White Defendant Allegedly Used Racial Slur After Killing Ahmaud Arbery

6:17pm June 04, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

William Bryan told investigators that Travis McMichael uttered "f****** n*****" after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery on Feb. 23, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent said in court on Thursday.

Demonstrators gather outside City Hall in Louisville, Ky., on May 29 to protest of police violence.

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Louisville Community Leader On Protests: 'People Want To See Something Different'

5:48pm June 04, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Sadiqa Reynolds, president of the Louisville Urban League, says the protests — which have been peaceful and diverse in her city — are "changing the way the criminal justice system has to respond."

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Economy

How Social And Economic Disparities Have Worsened Pandemic's Effects On Black Workers

5:48pm June 04, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Valerie Wilson from the Economic Policy Institute about why the pandemic has disproportionately affected African-American workers and families.

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Matthew Ellis speaks at a vigil at the intersection where his brother, Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died in police custody in Tacoma, Wash. Ellis's death was ruled a homicide this week by the Pierce County Medical Examiners Office.

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Manuel Ellis: Tacoma Man Died In Police Custody, Saying He 'Can't Breathe'

5:40pm June 04, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We are devastated to have the death of Manuel Ellis become a part of this national conversation," Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards says.

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National

Similarities And Differences Of George Floyd Protests And The Civil Rights Movement

5:24pm June 04, 2020

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Protestors flooding the streets, chants calling for racial justice, tear gas filling in city squares — protests over George Floyd's death have a lot in common with the civil rights movement of 1968.

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Members of George Floyd's family, including his brother Philonise Floyd, spoke during a memorial service for Floyd on June 4 at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis.

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Hundreds Gathered At Memorial For George Floyd After Days Of Nationwide Protests

4:59pm June 04, 2020

by Gabriela Saldivia

The Rev. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy at Thursday's memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, 46, died in police custody on May 25.

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Tacomans Hold A Vigil For Manuel Ellis Who Died In Police Custody

4:38pm June 04, 2020

by Will James

Manuel Ellis's name has become a rallying cry during protests against police brutality in Tacoma, Wash. Ellis died in March due to respiratory failure while being restrained by the police.

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Attorney General Updates On The Federal Government's Response To Nationwide Protests

4:38pm June 04, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

Attorney General William Barr said the aftermath of George Floyd's death has produced a challenge to the rule of law, adding political groups and foreign actors were trying to exacerbate the violence.

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Minnesota Holds A Memorial Service To Commemorate George Floyd

4:28pm June 04, 2020

by Adrian Florido

George Floyd has been honored in a memorial service in Minneapolis Thursday. His death in police custody on May 25 triggered protests across the nation.

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