WASHINGTON (HRNW) – Leaders across the United States sought ways Tuesday to stem mounting unrest over police racism, from extending curfews to engaging protesters, as President Donald Trump faced wide criticism for deploying force to break up a peaceful rally.
Once-in-a-generation protests have brought a multiracial coalition peacefully to the streets for the past week but each night has descended into mayhem, with both activists and officials blaming rabble-rousers.
New York prolonged its first curfew since World War II for the full week after some of the city s most storied shopping addresses were ransacked, including the flagship Macy s store.
Minnesota took one of the first concrete actions to address the grievances behind the uprising, which began in the state s largest city Minneapolis after the May 25 killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man.
Floyd died after he was pinned for nearly nine minutes under the knee of a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, who ignored Floyd s pleas for his life and had remained on the force despite multiple complaints.
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