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Protesters injured during clashes with Columbus police sue

Julie Carr Smyth, AP July 9, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group of anti-racism protesters has filed a federal lawsuit in Ohio seeking monetary damages for injuries sustained in clashes with police after the death of George Floyd.The...

Demonstrators protest the death of George Floyd as they gather Wednesday, June 3, 2020, on the East side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Democrats offer sweeping police reform bill

 (CNN) -- Democrats put forward sweeping legislation Monday aimed at cracking down on police brutality and recording patterns of misuse of force across the country, the first concrete step toward action...

Chad Payne of Akron holds up a sign as he stands in the middle of S. High St. in downtown Akron during a protest march to end police brutality on June 6, 2020.

Akron engages in weekend of peaceful protests in support of Black Lives Matter

KentWired Staff June 7, 2020

Editor’s note: Hundreds marched in Akron this weekend to protest police brutality and combat racism following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. KentWired’s reporting team covered the...

Protesters make their way towards the Kent Police Department. The march started at 2:30 p.m.

Black United Students organize justice march to honor lives lost to police brutality

Troy Pierson Reporter June 7, 2020

Hundreds of protesters who marched the streets of Kent yesterday afternoon sent a strong message to any observer who witnessed their demonstration: people are tired, angry and determined to see changes...

Protesters march down the streets in Clayton, Missouri on Saturday, May 30, 2020. 

‘Get out of your house and into the streets’: Kent State students, alumni present at Black Lives Matter protests

“Get out of your house and into the streets,” chanted Arkayla Tenney-Howard, Kent State alumna, along with other protesters as they marched through the streets of Clayton, Missouri. Throughout the...

Community members gather at the gazebo on the corner of Franklin Ave. and W. Main St. in downtown Kent Sat. May 30 to support the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as protest the death of George Floyd. The protest was peaceful and there was not a large police presence.

City of Kent engages in peaceful Black Lives Matter protest

Over 250 people gathered at the gazebo on the corner of Franklin Avenue and West Main Street in Kent on Saturday, May 30 to support the Black Lives Matter movement as well as protest the death of George...

Protests continued in Minneapolis where George Floyd, a black man, died while in police custody. Anger boiled over in more than 30 cities Friday, May 29, with some protesters smashing windows, setting vehicles ablaze and clashing with police.

Minnesota governor says destruction is no longer about George Floyd and he’ll mobilize full National Guard

 (CNN) -- Minnesota's governor said Saturday he will move to "fully mobilize the National Guard" after destructive Minneapolis-area protests that he says are "no longer in any way about the murder of George...

Protesters have set a Minneapolis police station on fire.

Minneapolis ex-officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck is in custody and faces a murder charge

 (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:23 p.m. ET]The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd's neck has been arrested and faces charges of third-degree murder and...

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