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Images shot from a building show hundreds of Black Lives Matter activists protest in London in solidarity with US movements and rallies after African American George Floyd died when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck during arrest. Thousands of National Guard troops patrol major US cities after five consecutive nights of protests over racism and police brutality boiled over into arson and looting, sending shock waves through the country. IMAGES
A Black Lives Matter demonstration takes place in Houston over the killing by police of George Floyd, a black man who was unarmed, in Minneapolis. IMAGES
New York, Jun 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York for a Black Lives Matter protes, as part of the continuing response to the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO FELL VICTIMS TO POLICE VIOLENCE AND RACISM AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL, BROOKLYN IN NEW YORK.
A few hundred Black Lives Matter protesters march from Hyde Park to London's Parliament Square to call for racial justice. IMAGES
Washington, Jun 5 (EFE/EPA).- The Washington DC mayor has changed the name of a street in front of the White House to "Black Lives Matter Plaza" in support of the protests against alleged police brutalities targeting the black community in the country.Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, announced the significant by largely symbolic move on Friday as she also unveiled a mural painted with the slogan on the asphalt in massive yellow letters onto the street that leads up to the White House."I want to welcome all peaceful protesters to Washington, D.C. I'm joined by members of the City Council. We want to call attention today to make sure our nation is more fair and more just and that Black lives and Black humanity matter in our nation," Bowser said during the inauguration ceremony. (Camera: CARLOS VILAS). SHOT LIST: 'BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA' OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, DC, US.