Race Protests in the US [aususuk 1415.483]

Spurred by the police shooting of Jacob Blake, athletes across the US are boycotting matches

Athletes across US sports are boycotting matches over the police shooting of Jacob Blake - four years to the day since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to sit during the national anthem, igniting a wider protest movement in sport against racial injustice.

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8/27/20

Teenager arrested on murder charges after two shot dead during Jacob Blake protests

US President Donald Trump says federal law enforcement will be sent to Kenosha, Wisconsin, as unrest sparked by the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake continues.

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8/27/20

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Kenosha Shooting: Video Shows Suspected Gunman Kyle Rittenhouse Being Allowed To Leave Scene

The violence that erupted in Kenosha and ended up leaving two people dead and a third injured overnight Tuesday into Wednesday unfolded on social media.

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8/27/20

This paramilitary murderer was here in Iowa just a few months ago.

Why do we give guns to children?

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8/27/20

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Opinion | 'I Fear That We Are Witnessing the End of American Democracy'

The frank racism of the contemporary Republican agenda is on display at the R.N.C.

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8/28/20

Yeah, it was pretty bad to watch Don Jr telling all Americans they could live their dream, then Karen and Chad come on to remind them that it doesn't apply to poor people.

They're just not wanted in the suburbs.

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8/28/20

Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake named, as protesters demand action

Federal investigators in the US have launched a civil rights investigation into the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which has left him paralysed from waist-down.

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8/28/20

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Scott watched online as his family business went up in flames. He doesn't know why he was targeted

The streets of Kenosha have returned to an eerie calm, a battered and bruised city trying to get back on its feet. But while the shooting of Jacob Blake thrusts police brutality against black Americans back into the media spotlight, it's the sporting world that might keep it there, writes Kathryn Diss.

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8/29/20

Commemorating Martin Luther King, tens of thousands flood Washington demanding racial justice

The 'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks' march honouring black man George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minneapolis, also marks the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic 'I have a dream' speech.