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Added on the 06/06/2020 20:16:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The sun sets in Washington after election week as protesters gather outside the White House in Black Lives Matter Plaza following US President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden on the brink of prevailing. IMAGES
Large swathes of protesters stream toward the White House for a mass demonstration over the death of George Floyd, systemic racism and police brutality, as the protests triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend. IMAGES
Hundreds of protesters starts gathering at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, ahead of a women's march to protest the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett and to build momentum to vote President Trump out of the White House. 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.
After weeks dominated by largely pro-Palestinian protests in the United States, thousands gather for a high-profile pro-Israel demonstration on the National Mall in Washington, DC. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).