<p>Some believe that racism doesn't exist, but it does.&nbsp;An annual state report released on Tuesday proved the belief wrong.&nbsp;The report showed that in California, law enforcement action by police was nearly twice on Black people than Whites. The report found that California law enforcement searched Black teenagers almost six times more than white teens during vehicle and pedestrian stops, AP reported.&nbsp;<br />
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The annual report was released by California's Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board, which focuses on police brutality and racial injustice in the US.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The report said, "The data show that racial and identity disparities persist year after year. The Board remains committed to analysing and highlighting these disparities to compel evidence-driven strategies for reforming policing and eliminating racial and identity profiling in California."</p>

<p>The Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board gathered data from 58 law enforcement agencies on vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021. These 58 agencies include the 23 largest departments in the state, which collectively made nearly 3.1 million pedestrian and vehicle stops.</p>

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<p>The data basically includes how an&nbsp;official differentiates one's race and gender, even if it's different from how the individual&nbsp;identifies, to determine bias.&nbsp;<br />
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According to the board's report, in these 3.1 million stops, police officers perceived nearly 42 per cent of individuals to be Latino or Hispanic.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Over 30 per cent of individuals were perceived as white, while 15 per cent as Black.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, in the state, according to the 2021 census, only 6.5 per cent of individuals made up Black while 35 per cent were White.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The report said that despite being stopped by officers, no actions were taken indicating the Black individuals stopped were not engaged in criminal activity.&nbsp;</p>

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Some believe that racism doesn't exist, but it does. An annual state report released on Tuesday proved the belief wrong. The report showed that in California, law enforcement action by police was nearly twice on Black people than Whites.

Some believe that racism doesn't exist, but it does. An annual state report released on Tuesday proved the belief wrong. The report showed that in California, law enforcement action by police was nearly twice on Black people than Whites. The report found that California law enforcement searched Black teenagers almost six times more than white teens during vehicle and pedestrian stops, AP reported. The annual report was released by California's Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board, which focuses on police brutality and racial injustice in the US. Also read | Racism, xenophobia are public health threats, need to be addressed, says scientific review The report said, "The data show that racial and identity disparities persist year after year. The Board remains committed to analysing and highlighting these disparities to compel evidence-driven strategies for reforming policing and eliminating racial and identity profiling in California." The Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board gathered data from 58 law enforcement agencies on vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021. These 58 agencies include the 23 largest departments in the state, which collectively made nearly 3.1 million pedestrian and vehicle stops. Watch | WION Dispatch | Racism Attack: 3 white men charged with assault on teens in SA The data basically includes how an official differentiates one's race and gender, even if it's different from how the individual identifies, to determine bias. According to the board's report, in these 3.1 million stops, police officers perceived nearly 42 per cent of individuals to be Latino or Hispanic. Over 30 per cent of individuals were perceived as white, while 15 per cent as Black. However, in the state, according to the 2021 census, only 6.5 per cent of individuals made up Black while 35 per cent were White. The report said that despite being stopped by officers, no actions were taken indicating the Black individuals stopped were not engaged in criminal activity. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

US: California police more likely to use force against Black people, claims report

<p>A white teacher from the Bohls Middle School in Pflugerville, Texas, was fired from the school after a video of him telling his students that he is ethnocentric deep within and thinks his race is superior was posted online and went viral. The teacher can be seen in the viral video saying, "I think my race is the superior one".&nbsp;The video was recorded by a student in which the entire conversation between the students&nbsp;and the teacher&nbsp;can be heard. The incident happened last Thursday. Later,&nbsp;the teacher got fired from the school.</p>

<p>The video was recorded by a 13-year-old student, Karmello Lullen, who said after the incident, "I respected him, but I don't have respect for him anymore."&nbsp;Lullen shared the video on his Instagram account, writing, "crazy this happened at my school to me and my friends."</p>

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<p>In the video, the teacher can be heard saying, "Deep down in my heart, I'm ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one."</p>

<p>Listening to this, all the students reacted in shock and tried to point to the teacher about what he was saying. One of the students asked, saying, "You said 'I am racist'", to which the teacher replied, "I am".</p>

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<p>At the end of the video, the teacher reiterated that he was being honest with them, and in an attempt to explain to the students that he likes all people but that he's just saying what nobody wants to say, he added&nbsp;that&nbsp;"everybody's racist at that&nbsp;level".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reacting to the entire incident, Lullen's mother said, "I don’t want him teaching any other students, I feel like he’s going to be racially profiling them, and that affects their education."</p>

<p>The teacher was later fired from the school by the Pflugerville Independent School District Superintendent. Superintendent Douglas Killian said in a statement that the teacher,&nbsp;whose name has not been made public, is no longer employed by the district school.</p>

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A white teacher from the Bohls Middle School in Pflugerville, Texas, was fired from the school after a video of him telling his students that he is ethnocentric deep within and thinks his race is superior was posted online and went viral.

A white teacher from the Bohls Middle School in Pflugerville, Texas, was fired from the school after a video of him telling his students that he is ethnocentric deep within and thinks his race is superior was posted online and went viral. The teacher can be seen in the viral video saying, "I think my race is the superior one". The video was recorded by a student in which the entire conversation between the students and the teacher can be heard. The incident happened last Thursday. Later, the teacher got fired from the school. The video was recorded by a 13-year-old student, Karmello Lullen, who said after the incident, "I respected him, but I don't have respect for him anymore." Lullen shared the video on his Instagram account, writing, "crazy this happened at my school to me and my friends." Watch here | Texas teacher's racist remarks in front of students View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mello (@babysizzle808) × In the video, the teacher can be heard saying, "Deep down in my heart, I'm ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one." Listening to this, all the students reacted in shock and tried to point to the teacher about what he was saying. One of the students asked, saying, "You said 'I am racist'", to which the teacher replied, "I am". Also Read | Artemis 1 launched successfully, NASA ushers in a new era of lunar exploration At the end of the video, the teacher reiterated that he was being honest with them, and in an attempt to explain to the students that he likes all people but that he's just saying what nobody wants to say, he added that "everybody's racist at that level". Reacting to the entire incident, Lullen's mother said, "I don’t want him teaching any other students, I feel like he’s going to be racially profiling them, and that affects their education." The teacher was later fired from the school by the Pflugerville Independent School District Superintendent. Superintendent Douglas Killian said in a statement that the teacher, whose name has not been made public, is no longer employed by the district school. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>&nbsp;On one side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem, dozens of candles and bouquets of flowers were clustered outside the 32nd Precinct station house after a shooting that would leave two officers dead.</p>

<p>Across the boulevard was the apartment building where the officers were struck by gunfire as they responded to a report of a domestic incident.</p>

<p>And in between, the neighbourhood’s new city councilwoman sat in a bare-bones office, trying to reconcile the need to comfort a grieving community with her firm belief that police departments should ultimately be abolished.</p>

<p>Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, 35, has equated the policing system with slavery and emphasized her deep compassion for both the fallen officers and the man who the police said killed them — positions that are vastly out-of-step with many of her fellow Democrats.</p>

<p>Her political style, as a revolutionary activist and poet, is distinctive.</p>

<p>But in the context of left wing politics, her overarching argument around policing — that New York City should invest far more in social services while cutting spending on law enforcement — is not.</p>

<p>“The greatest way to honour the loss of life on all sides, loss of life due to gun violence,” Jordan, the granddaughter of a police officer, said on Monday, “would be to invest in our communities.”</p>

<p>Discussions around policing, justice and how best to ensure public safety have divided Democrats across the country and shaped elections from Long Island, New York, to San Francisco. But this week, on that sliver of 135th Street in Harlem, those debates were especially raw.</p>

<p>“Right here,” said Jordan, a democratic socialist who lives a few minutes from where the shooting occurred. “We’re at the centre.”</p>

<p>Against the backdrop of the Harlem shooting, Mayor Eric Adams, who has promised to battle crime in a just fashion, released an expansive public safety plan Monday. The response — early praise from the White House but plenty of pushback at home — freshly illustrated Democratic tensions around those searing issues.</p>

<p>The proposal called for significant policing efforts to combat gun violence, including the restoration of an anti-gun police unit. Adams also urged state lawmakers to make changes to New York’s bail law and to a law that altered how the state handles teenage defendants.</p>

<p>The plan for revamping anti-crime units, which were disbanded in 2020, has stoked particular controversy, with even some of Adams’ typical ideological allies expressing reservations. But the most vociferous criticism has come from supporters of criminal justice reform who are to his left.</p>

<p>“I am concerned about some of the elements that are in the mayor’s plan for safety, that they’re rolling back the clock on some things that have been some really meaningful reforms,” Jordan said.</p>

<p>At another point, she warned that the shooting could be used “as an excuse to overpolice and continue oppression in the community.”</p>

<p>The murder rate and other measures of violent crime in New York City remain far below the rates of the early 1990s, but gun violence in particular has spiked during the pandemic, and the U.S. murder rate has gone up significantly. Adams’ speech crystallized a national debate around how to respond and followed a spate of high-profile crimes that has left many New Yorkers shaken and that culminated in the shooting deaths of the two officers.</p>

<p>Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was killed while responding to the 911 call Friday. The death of Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, was announced Tuesday, a day after Lashawn McNeil, the man who the New York City police said was the gunman, also died from injuries.</p>

<p>On Friday night, Jordan was hosting a planning meeting and attending a neighbourhood gathering of Black socialists at her office when she learned of the shooting. She headed to Harlem Hospital, joining other elected officials and Adams, who held a news conference.</p>

<p>But as many of her colleagues expressed their pain on social media, a post from Jordan’s Twitter account that evening focused on community gardens.</p>

<p>It was a preplanned message, she later said, posted “mistakenly” by a staff member — but it touched a nerve online.</p>

<p>She did not comment on the shooting directly for several more hours, because of directions given by officials at the hospital, she said. (Assemblywoman Inez Dickens broadly confirmed those instructions, though others in attendance quickly issued statements of sorrow.)</p>

<p>“I stand with the families of the fallen,” Jordan later wrote. “The death of police officers is not what abolition is. Abolition is an end to violence altogether.”</p>

<p>In the days since, she said, she prayed with constituents for Mora's recovery. She attended vigils. She plans to attend the officers’ funerals.</p>

<p>She also indicated that there was a parallel between the loss of the officers’ lives and the death of McNeil. “I see every single human life as equivalent,” she said Monday.</p>

<p>After Mora died from his injuries, Jordan went a step further.</p>

<p>“My deepest condolences to the families of Officer Rivera, Officer Mora and Lashawn McNeil,” she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Lives lost due to broken public safety &amp; mental health systems that spare nobody.”</p>

<p>Debates around policing and safety played a defining role in the New York City mayoral primary. Many of the working-class voters of colour who propelled Adams to victory — reflecting, in some ways, President Joe Biden’s base — embraced his message of both supporting a powerful role for law enforcement and demanding policing reforms. Those discussions took on fresh urgency again this week in Jordan’s district.</p>

<p>“They want mutual respect between the police and the community,” said Dickens, who represents an overlapping district. “But they want the police.”</p>

<p>At the memorial outside the police station in Harlem, one sign read, “Mayor Adams, NYPD need a raise.” Lenny Gardner, 67, a Democrat who works at a hospital, seemed sympathetic to that argument as he walked by.</p>

<p>“They have a hard job, and they’re underpaid and sometimes not given credit for what they do,” said Gardner, who said he had lived in the area for 33 years and had relied on the police himself. “I’m not with the abolishing police. That’s the only way that we can keep order.”</p>

<p>Jordan, too, has deep roots in the area, describing herself as a third-generation Harlemite. She attended the Calhoun School, a progressive private school on the Upper West Side, and Brown University and built a career around activism — she was involved in the Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street movements and founded a “cop watch” team, she has said. And she spent time writing and in publishing, including releasing a book that grapples with her personal experiences with domestic violence.</p>

<p>She ran for City Council last year, initially inspired, she told The Nation, by the left-wing members of the “Squad” in Congress. Jordan identifies as a Black socialist, though groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and the left-wing Working Families Party made no endorsement in her primary.</p>

<p>Other prominent left-wing organizations, including the political group associated with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, did offer support, though to date Jordan is not considered a prominent member of the city’s left wing; she is largely unknown even to like-minded officials.</p>

<p>In the ranked-choice primary election, she ultimately prevailed over the incumbent by around 100 votes.</p>

<p>Asked to assess her performance so far in office, Keith L.T. Wright, chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party, replied, “I’ve never had a conversation with her, and I don’t know what she does.”</p>

<p>(Jordan said she welcomed conversations and noted her relationship with the Manhattan Young Democrats. “The future of the Democratic Party is progressive and bold,” she said.)</p>

<p>Patrick J. Lynch, head of the Police Benevolent Association — a union considered toxic by many Democrats for, among other things, endorsing Donald Trump in 2020 — also said that Jordan “is new to the office and we have had no interactions with her.”</p>

<p>“We are aware of her public statements about police officers and public safety,” he said. “They don’t reflect what police officers hear from her constituents.”</p>

<p>Jordan acknowledges “hit-and-miss” dynamics with the police, also saying that she has been both “falsely arrested” and has relied on law enforcement herself when confronting domestic violence.</p>

<p>Her style is far more radical than that of many of her colleagues, but the broadest contours of her approach — to see social services as vital components of public safety — are shared widely among many New York Democrats, including, to some degree, Adams.</p>

<p>“Deep investments in the communities that have for so long been overlooked and left out, underfunded, disinvested in — that is what will keep our communities safe,” said Councilwoman Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn.</p>

<p>Since the shooting, Jordan contacted the families of both the officers and of McNeil, though as of Tuesday she had not connected with them.</p>

<p>She has also maintained other aspects of her schedule, attending a balloon-festooned inauguration celebration Saturday. There, she held a moment of silence to mark the shooting. Then, she recalled, she thanked her team and sought to brace them for the task ahead.</p>

<p>“It’s been a really tough moment to navigate,” she said. “Because people are searching for a villain.”</p>


On one side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem, dozens of candles and bouquets of flowers were clustered outside the 32nd Precinct station house after a shooting that would leave two officers dead.

On one side of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem, dozens of candles and bouquets of flowers were clustered outside the 32nd Precinct station house after a shooting that would leave two officers dead. Across the boulevard was the apartment building where the officers were struck by gunfire as they responded to a report of a domestic incident. And in between, the neighbourhood’s new city councilwoman sat in a bare-bones office, trying to reconcile the need to comfort a grieving community with her firm belief that police departments should ultimately be abolished. Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, 35, has equated the policing system with slavery and emphasized her deep compassion for both the fallen officers and the man who the police said killed them — positions that are vastly out-of-step with many of her fellow Democrats. Her political style, as a revolutionary activist and poet, is distinctive. But in the context of left wing politics, her overarching argument around policing — that New York City should invest far more in social services while cutting spending on law enforcement — is not. “The greatest way to honour the loss of life on all sides, loss of life due to gun violence,” Jordan, the granddaughter of a police officer, said on Monday, “would be to invest in our communities.” Discussions around policing, justice and how best to ensure public safety have divided Democrats across the country and shaped elections from Long Island, New York, to San Francisco. But this week, on that sliver of 135th Street in Harlem, those debates were especially raw. “Right here,” said Jordan, a democratic socialist who lives a few minutes from where the shooting occurred. “We’re at the centre.” Against the backdrop of the Harlem shooting, Mayor Eric Adams, who has promised to battle crime in a just fashion, released an expansive public safety plan Monday. The response — early praise from the White House but plenty of pushback at home — freshly illustrated Democratic tensions around those searing issues. The proposal called for significant policing efforts to combat gun violence, including the restoration of an anti-gun police unit. Adams also urged state lawmakers to make changes to New York’s bail law and to a law that altered how the state handles teenage defendants. The plan for revamping anti-crime units, which were disbanded in 2020, has stoked particular controversy, with even some of Adams’ typical ideological allies expressing reservations. But the most vociferous criticism has come from supporters of criminal justice reform who are to his left. “I am concerned about some of the elements that are in the mayor’s plan for safety, that they’re rolling back the clock on some things that have been some really meaningful reforms,” Jordan said. At another point, she warned that the shooting could be used “as an excuse to overpolice and continue oppression in the community.” The murder rate and other measures of violent crime in New York City remain far below the rates of the early 1990s, but gun violence in particular has spiked during the pandemic, and the U.S. murder rate has gone up significantly. Adams’ speech crystallized a national debate around how to respond and followed a spate of high-profile crimes that has left many New Yorkers shaken and that culminated in the shooting deaths of the two officers. Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was killed while responding to the 911 call Friday. The death of Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, was announced Tuesday, a day after Lashawn McNeil, the man who the New York City police said was the gunman, also died from injuries. On Friday night, Jordan was hosting a planning meeting and attending a neighbourhood gathering of Black socialists at her office when she learned of the shooting. She headed to Harlem Hospital, joining other elected officials and Adams, who held a news conference. But as many of her colleagues expressed their pain on social media, a post from Jordan’s Twitter account that evening focused on community gardens. It was a preplanned message, she later said, posted “mistakenly” by a staff member — but it touched a nerve online. She did not comment on the shooting directly for several more hours, because of directions given by officials at the hospital, she said. (Assemblywoman Inez Dickens broadly confirmed those instructions, though others in attendance quickly issued statements of sorrow.) “I stand with the families of the fallen,” Jordan later wrote. “The death of police officers is not what abolition is. Abolition is an end to violence altogether.” In the days since, she said, she prayed with constituents for Mora's recovery. She attended vigils. She plans to attend the officers’ funerals. She also indicated that there was a parallel between the loss of the officers’ lives and the death of McNeil. “I see every single human life as equivalent,” she said Monday. After Mora died from his injuries, Jordan went a step further. “My deepest condolences to the families of Officer Rivera, Officer Mora and Lashawn McNeil,” she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Lives lost due to broken public safety & mental health systems that spare nobody.” Debates around policing and safety played a defining role in the New York City mayoral primary. Many of the working-class voters of colour who propelled Adams to victory — reflecting, in some ways, President Joe Biden’s base — embraced his message of both supporting a powerful role for law enforcement and demanding policing reforms. Those discussions took on fresh urgency again this week in Jordan’s district. “They want mutual respect between the police and the community,” said Dickens, who represents an overlapping district. “But they want the police.” At the memorial outside the police station in Harlem, one sign read, “Mayor Adams, NYPD need a raise.” Lenny Gardner, 67, a Democrat who works at a hospital, seemed sympathetic to that argument as he walked by. “They have a hard job, and they’re underpaid and sometimes not given credit for what they do,” said Gardner, who said he had lived in the area for 33 years and had relied on the police himself. “I’m not with the abolishing police. That’s the only way that we can keep order.” Jordan, too, has deep roots in the area, describing herself as a third-generation Harlemite. She attended the Calhoun School, a progressive private school on the Upper West Side, and Brown University and built a career around activism — she was involved in the Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street movements and founded a “cop watch” team, she has said. And she spent time writing and in publishing, including releasing a book that grapples with her personal experiences with domestic violence. She ran for City Council last year, initially inspired, she told The Nation, by the left-wing members of the “Squad” in Congress. Jordan identifies as a Black socialist, though groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and the left-wing Working Families Party made no endorsement in her primary. Other prominent left-wing organizations, including the political group associated with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, did offer support, though to date Jordan is not considered a prominent member of the city’s left wing; she is largely unknown even to like-minded officials. In the ranked-choice primary election, she ultimately prevailed over the incumbent by around 100 votes. Asked to assess her performance so far in office, Keith L.T. Wright, chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party, replied, “I’ve never had a conversation with her, and I don’t know what she does.” (Jordan said she welcomed conversations and noted her relationship with the Manhattan Young Democrats. “The future of the Democratic Party is progressive and bold,” she said.) Patrick J. Lynch, head of the Police Benevolent Association — a union considered toxic by many Democrats for, among other things, endorsing Donald Trump in 2020 — also said that Jordan “is new to the office and we have had no interactions with her.” “We are aware of her public statements about police officers and public safety,” he said. “They don’t reflect what police officers hear from her constituents.” Jordan acknowledges “hit-and-miss” dynamics with the police, also saying that she has been both “falsely arrested” and has relied on law enforcement herself when confronting domestic violence. Her style is far more radical than that of many of her colleagues, but the broadest contours of her approach — to see social services as vital components of public safety — are shared widely among many New York Democrats, including, to some degree, Adams. “Deep investments in the communities that have for so long been overlooked and left out, underfunded, disinvested in — that is what will keep our communities safe,” said Councilwoman Crystal Hudson of Brooklyn. Since the shooting, Jordan contacted the families of both the officers and of McNeil, though as of Tuesday she had not connected with them. She has also maintained other aspects of her schedule, attending a balloon-festooned inauguration celebration Saturday. There, she held a moment of silence to mark the shooting. Then, she recalled, she thanked her team and sought to brace them for the task ahead. “It’s been a really tough moment to navigate,” she said. “Because people are searching for a villain.”

Staunch critic of the NYPD grapples with deaths of 2 officers

<p>A series of protests broke out in Brazil after White security guards were recorded beating a Black man to death outside the&nbsp;Carrefour supermarket in the city.</p>

<p>Following his death, people took to the streets of Brasilia to protest against the police brutality. Several protests also broke out in&nbsp;Porto Alegre, southern Brazil.</p>

<p><strong>Have a look|<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/couldnt-breathe-flames-engulf-brazil-after-black-man-beaten-to-death-by-security-personnel-344497">&nbsp;'Couldn't breathe': Flames engulf Brazil after Black man beaten to death by security personnel</a></strong></p>

<p>Now, on Monday, as the protestors demanded justice for the&nbsp;40-year-old welder Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas, police attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and rubber bullets to warn&nbsp;them off.</p>

<p>Mondy's protest was observed on the street in front of the supermarket and the protestors interrupted the traffic, and some even threw small stones and fireworks at the police trying to control the crowd demanding justice.</p>

<p>Freitas was punched in the face and hit repeatedly by a security guard while the other guard held him tightly. The video, which was sadly too graphic, was circulated on the internet, which brought the issue to notice.</p>

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<p>As the incident took in front of the&nbsp;Carrefour supermarket, the authorities of the company promised to invest&nbsp;$5 million in fighting against racism even though "we know that we cannot repair the loss of the life of Mr. Joao Alberto," he officials said.</p>

<p>"This action is the first step by our company to combat prejudice and structural racism, which is urgent in Brazil so that it gains even more strength and support from society," it said in a statement.</p>

<p>The supermarket has, since then, cut ties with the private security company where the two security guards worked.</p>


A series of protests broke out in Brazil after White security guards were recorded beating a Black man to death outside the Carrefour supermarket in the city. Following his death, people took to the streets of Brasilia to protest against the police brutality.

A series of protests broke out in Brazil after White security guards were recorded beating a Black man to death outside the Carrefour supermarket in the city. Following his death, people took to the streets of Brasilia to protest against the police brutality. Several protests also broke out in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. Have a look| 'Couldn't breathe': Flames engulf Brazil after Black man beaten to death by security personnel Now, on Monday, as the protestors demanded justice for the 40-year-old welder Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas, police attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and rubber bullets to warn them off. Mondy's protest was observed on the street in front of the supermarket and the protestors interrupted the traffic, and some even threw small stones and fireworks at the police trying to control the crowd demanding justice. Freitas was punched in the face and hit repeatedly by a security guard while the other guard held him tightly. The video, which was sadly too graphic, was circulated on the internet, which brought the issue to notice. Also read| Brazilian model going to 'heaven' after Pope Francis likes her image on Instagram As the incident took in front of the Carrefour supermarket, the authorities of the company promised to invest $5 million in fighting against racism even though "we know that we cannot repair the loss of the life of Mr. Joao Alberto," he officials said. "This action is the first step by our company to combat prejudice and structural racism, which is urgent in Brazil so that it gains even more strength and support from society," it said in a statement. The supermarket has, since then, cut ties with the private security company where the two security guards worked.

Brazil: Police uses tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters

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<p>Amid growing concerns of unjust violence towards the African-American community in the United States by the local police, the US President Donald Trump has decided to end anti-racism training sessions in the government agencies and federal government.</p>

<p>The reason behind Trump's decision is simply that he feels this training is yet another "un-American propaganda".</p>

<p>The order was announced by the White House on Friday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"According to press reports, employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that 'virtually all White people contribute to racism' or where they are required to say that they 'benefit from racism'," a statement from the WHite House read.</p>

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<p>"According to press reports, in some cases these trainings have further claimed that there is racism embedded in the belief that America is the land of opportunity or the belief that the most qualified person should receive a job," the statement read.</p>

<p>The order has come at a time when the US is already burning by clash of police against the people standing in solidarity with the African-American community in the US, who have been tortured by the local police on numerous incidents — some of which led to death of the victims. Recent cases have been George Floyd and Jacob Blake who were violently attacked by the state police even when they were unarmed, leading to Geroge Floyd's death and Blake being admitted in hospital for serious injuries.</p>

<p>The decision was announced less than 60 days before Americans vote for their next Preisdent — a race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Trump is targeting the White and South Asian communities as his voter base.</p>

<p>In addition to believing that these are "un-American" policies, the White House&nbsp;Office of Management and Budget has also been ordered to&nbsp; "ensure that Federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions."</p>

<p>The decision has been widely criticised by the masses.&nbsp;</p>


Amid growing concerns of unjust violence towards the African-American community in the United States by the local police, the US President Donald Trump has decided to end anti-racism training sessions in the government agencies and federal government.

Amid growing concerns of unjust violence towards the African-American community in the United States by the local police, the US President Donald Trump has decided to end anti-racism training sessions in the government agencies and federal government. The reason behind Trump's decision is simply that he feels this training is yet another "un-American propaganda". The order was announced by the White House on Friday. "According to press reports, employees across the Executive Branch have been required to attend trainings where they are told that 'virtually all White people contribute to racism' or where they are required to say that they 'benefit from racism'," a statement from the WHite House read. Also read: Biden and Trump are in a race against time towards creating controversies "According to press reports, in some cases these trainings have further claimed that there is racism embedded in the belief that America is the land of opportunity or the belief that the most qualified person should receive a job," the statement read. The order has come at a time when the US is already burning by clash of police against the people standing in solidarity with the African-American community in the US, who have been tortured by the local police on numerous incidents — some of which led to death of the victims. Recent cases have been George Floyd and Jacob Blake who were violently attacked by the state police even when they were unarmed, leading to Geroge Floyd's death and Blake being admitted in hospital for serious injuries. The decision was announced less than 60 days before Americans vote for their next Preisdent — a race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Trump is targeting the White and South Asian communities as his voter base. In addition to believing that these are "un-American" policies, the White House Office of Management and Budget has also been ordered to "ensure that Federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions." The decision has been widely criticised by the masses.

Trump ends anti-racism training sessions in federal governments; calls it 'un-American'

<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes should not be pulled down from an Oxford University college because history should not be edited.</p>

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<p>Oriel College, Oxford,&nbsp; had said last month it wanted to remove the&nbsp;statue of Rhodes after a campaign by those who argued the statue glorifies racism and is an insult to black students.</p>

<p>Johnson told an English newspaper he did not want to see the statue pulled down.</p>

<p>It would, he said, be like "trying to bowdlerise or edit our history ... like some politician sneakily trying to change his Wikipedia entry," the Standard reported.</p>

<p>"I’m pro-heritage, I’m pro-history, and I’m in favour of people understanding our past with all its imperfections," he said.</p>

<p>Johnson urged people not to be reckless, warning that more local lockdowns could follow citing example of Leicester.</p>

<p>"The public need to stay alert and realise that the threat is not over. Follow the guidance and behave responsibly so that this virus cannot re-emerge in communities across the country," he said.</p>

<p>The statement came before the opening of pubs, restaurants and other businesses in England this weekend.</p>


British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes should not be pulled down from an Oxford University college because history should not be edited.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes should not be pulled down from an Oxford University college because history should not be edited. Also Read: Oxford college wants to remove statue of colonialist Rhodes after #RhodesMustFall spreads Oriel College, Oxford, had said last month it wanted to remove the statue of Rhodes after a campaign by those who argued the statue glorifies racism and is an insult to black students. Johnson told an English newspaper he did not want to see the statue pulled down. It would, he said, be like "trying to bowdlerise or edit our history ... like some politician sneakily trying to change his Wikipedia entry," the Standard reported. "I’m pro-heritage, I’m pro-history, and I’m in favour of people understanding our past with all its imperfections," he said. Johnson urged people not to be reckless, warning that more local lockdowns could follow citing example of Leicester. "The public need to stay alert and realise that the threat is not over. Follow the guidance and behave responsibly so that this virus cannot re-emerge in communities across the country," he said. The statement came before the opening of pubs, restaurants and other businesses in England this weekend.

'I’m pro-heritage': PM Boris Johnson against Oxford's decision to remove Rhodes statue

<p>NASA has decided to rename its Washington headquarters after Mary Jackson, its first black female engineer. Mary Jackson's story was told in an American hit film "Hidden Figures."</p>

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<p>"Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.</p>

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<p>"Mary never accepted the status quo, she helped break barriers and open opportunities for African Americans and women in the field of engineering and technology."</p>

<p>Jackson was recruited in 1951 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which in 1958 was succeeded by NASA. She began her career as a research mathematician and was later promoted to become the agency's first black female engineer.</p>

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<p>Jim Bridenstine announced that the new Mary W Jackson NASA headquarters building would be located on "Hidden Figures Way," which was renamed just last year.</p>

<p>"Hidden no more, we will continue to recognize the contributions of women, African Americans, and people of all backgrounds who have made NASA's successful history of exploration possible," Bridenstine said.</p>

<p>NASA's move comes weeks after protests in the US against systemic racism and racial inequality.</p>

<p>"NASA facilities across the country are named after people who dedicated their lives to push the frontiers of the aerospace industry," Bridenstine said.</p>

<p>"The nation is beginning to awaken to the greater need to honour the full diversity of people who helped pioneer our great nation."</p>

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NASA has decided to rename its Washington headquarters after Mary Jackson, its first black female engineer. Mary Jackson's story was told in an American hit film "Hidden Figures.

NASA has decided to rename its Washington headquarters after Mary Jackson, its first black female engineer. Mary Jackson's story was told in an American hit film "Hidden Figures." Also read: Rhode Island to change official name over links to colonial slavery; Governor signs executive orders "Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement. 📍 Welcome to the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building Today, Administrator @JimBridenstine announced that we’re naming our headquarters building in Washington, DC after our first African-American female engineer: https://t.co/znX2jXklRh — NASA (@NASA) June 25, 2020 📍 Welcome to the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building Today, Administrator @JimBridenstine announced that we’re naming our headquarters building in Washington, DC after our first African-American female engineer: https://t.co/znX2jXklRh — NASA (@NASA) June 25, 2020 × "Mary never accepted the status quo, she helped break barriers and open opportunities for African Americans and women in the field of engineering and technology." Jackson was recruited in 1951 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which in 1958 was succeeded by NASA. She began her career as a research mathematician and was later promoted to become the agency's first black female engineer. Jim Bridenstine announced that the new Mary W Jackson NASA headquarters building would be located on "Hidden Figures Way," which was renamed just last year. "Hidden no more, we will continue to recognize the contributions of women, African Americans, and people of all backgrounds who have made NASA's successful history of exploration possible," Bridenstine said. NASA's move comes weeks after protests in the US against systemic racism and racial inequality. "NASA facilities across the country are named after people who dedicated their lives to push the frontiers of the aerospace industry," Bridenstine said. "The nation is beginning to awaken to the greater need to honour the full diversity of people who helped pioneer our great nation." (Inputs from AFP)

NASA renames headquarters after Mary Jackson, the inspiration behind Oscar nominated film 'Hidden Figures'

<p>Tech giant Google announced on Thursday that it is updating its advertising policies to prevent housing, employment, and credit card advertisers from targeting users based on gender, age, parental status, marital status, and ZIP Code.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
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<p>The latest policy decision, which will take effect by the end of the year, comes after the widespread protests against racial discrimination following the custodial death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</p>

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<p>Almost a year ago, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged Facebook Inc for selling discriminatory housing ads and said it was looking into similar concerns about Google and Twitter Inc.</p>

<p>Google and Facebook together account for just over half of internet ad sales globally, making their policy actions influential in the industry.</p>

<p>"We had been working constructively with HUD on these issues since last year, and our timeline has not been driven by current events," Google spokesperson Elijah Lawal said.</p>

<p>In a press release on Thursday, HUD encouraged other online ad sellers to follow Google's action. Twitter said it had no policy updates to share.</p>

<p>Google had previously barred advertisers from choosing ad targets based on users' race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation. But researchers investigating discrimination have said advertisers could still use other data to exclude lower-income individuals and racial minorities from their potential customer pool.</p>

<p>“We will also continue to work with HUD, civil rights and housing experts, and the broader advertising industry to address concerns around discrimination in ad targeting,” the company wrote. “Google is committed to working with the broader advertising ecosystem to help set high standards for online advertising, and we will continue to strive to set policies that improve inclusion and access for users.”<br />
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Tech giant Google announced on Thursday that it is updating its advertising policies to prevent housing, employment, and credit card advertisers from targeting users based on gender, age, parental status, marital status, and ZIP Code.

Tech giant Google announced on Thursday that it is updating its advertising policies to prevent housing, employment, and credit card advertisers from targeting users based on gender, age, parental status, marital status, and ZIP Code. Also read: Indian-origin's Prabhakar Raghavan appointed as head of Google Search The latest policy decision, which will take effect by the end of the year, comes after the widespread protests against racial discrimination following the custodial death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also read: Google accused of illegally invading privacy, faces $5 billion lawsuit in US Almost a year ago, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged Facebook Inc for selling discriminatory housing ads and said it was looking into similar concerns about Google and Twitter Inc. Google and Facebook together account for just over half of internet ad sales globally, making their policy actions influential in the industry. "We had been working constructively with HUD on these issues since last year, and our timeline has not been driven by current events," Google spokesperson Elijah Lawal said. In a press release on Thursday, HUD encouraged other online ad sellers to follow Google's action. Twitter said it had no policy updates to share. Google had previously barred advertisers from choosing ad targets based on users' race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation. But researchers investigating discrimination have said advertisers could still use other data to exclude lower-income individuals and racial minorities from their potential customer pool. “We will also continue to work with HUD, civil rights and housing experts, and the broader advertising industry to address concerns around discrimination in ad targeting,” the company wrote. “Google is committed to working with the broader advertising ecosystem to help set high standards for online advertising, and we will continue to strive to set policies that improve inclusion and access for users.” (With inputs from Reuters)

Google to ban discriminatory advertisements targeting housing, job and credit card

<p>Ahmaud Arbery was shot by&nbsp;Gregory and Travis McMichael in Gerogia in February while jogging in the neighbourhood.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gregory, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, are in the custody of the Glynn County Sheriff's Department and have been detained by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) since May 07.</p>

<p>During a court session on the matter,&nbsp;an investigator testified in court on Thursday confirming that a racial slur was used after Ahmaud was shot by the father-son pair.</p>

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<p>After more than five hours of arguments during which a prosecutor said Arbery, 25, had been "chased, hunted and ultimately executed", Glynn County Chief Magistrate Judge Wallace Harrell ruled probable cause existed and the case could go to trial.</p>

<p>Special Agent Richard Dial of the GBI claimed that William Bryan told his office in an interview last month that the former police officer's son, Travis McMichael, uttered the slur as the unarmed Ahmaud lay dying from the shooting wounds.</p>

<p>"Mr. Bryan said that after the shooting took place before police arrival, while Mr. Arbery was on the ground, that he heard Travis McMichael make the statement: fucking nigger," Richard Dial said in testimony.</p>

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<p>Special Agent also claimed to possess evidence from social media and other resources through which he can prove&nbsp;Travis McMichael had used racial slurs in the past.</p>

<p>He claimed to have proof Travis, that&nbsp;a former U.S. Coast Guard boarding officer, once told a friend that he loved his job because he "was on a boat and there weren't any N-words anywhere," Dial testified.</p>

<p>The father-son duo, who chased the unarmed jogger before shooting him,&nbsp;have been charged with murder and aggravated assault. Bryan, their neighbor who took the cellphone video, was charged with murder and attempting to illegally detain and confine.</p>

<p>Kevin Gough, Bryan's attorney, claimed that his client was unaware of the chase, and took the video as a duty of an Ameerican citizen. The claim was criticized by&nbsp;Special prosecutor Jesse Evans who told the court that "any American would pick up the phone and call 911" instead.</p>

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Ahmaud Arbery was shot by Gregory and Travis McMichael in Gerogia in February while jogging in the neighbourhood. Gregory, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, are in the custody of the Glynn County Sheriff's Department and have been detained by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) since May 07.

Ahmaud Arbery was shot by Gregory and Travis McMichael in Gerogia in February while jogging in the neighbourhood. Gregory, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, are in the custody of the Glynn County Sheriff's Department and have been detained by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) since May 07. During a court session on the matter, an investigator testified in court on Thursday confirming that a racial slur was used after Ahmaud was shot by the father-son pair. Also read: A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge: Obama attacks Trump administration After more than five hours of arguments during which a prosecutor said Arbery, 25, had been "chased, hunted and ultimately executed", Glynn County Chief Magistrate Judge Wallace Harrell ruled probable cause existed and the case could go to trial. Special Agent Richard Dial of the GBI claimed that William Bryan told his office in an interview last month that the former police officer's son, Travis McMichael, uttered the slur as the unarmed Ahmaud lay dying from the shooting wounds. "Mr. Bryan said that after the shooting took place before police arrival, while Mr. Arbery was on the ground, that he heard Travis McMichael make the statement: fucking nigger," Richard Dial said in testimony. Also read: Hundreds gather to remember George Floyd at memorial service Special Agent also claimed to possess evidence from social media and other resources through which he can prove Travis McMichael had used racial slurs in the past. He claimed to have proof Travis, that a former U.S. Coast Guard boarding officer, once told a friend that he loved his job because he "was on a boat and there weren't any N-words anywhere," Dial testified. The father-son duo, who chased the unarmed jogger before shooting him, have been charged with murder and aggravated assault. Bryan, their neighbor who took the cellphone video, was charged with murder and attempting to illegally detain and confine. Kevin Gough, Bryan's attorney, claimed that his client was unaware of the chase, and took the video as a duty of an Ameerican citizen. The claim was criticized by Special prosecutor Jesse Evans who told the court that "any American would pick up the phone and call 911" instead. (With inputs from Reuters)

Shooters of Georgia black man used 'N' word after shooting, investigator testifies

Floyd died on Memorial Day after a Minneapolis police officer arrested him and pushed his knee against his neck.

Mother of Flyod's daughter breaks down during conference

Several cities re-established curfews for Tuesday night in an attempt to stop the after-hours violence and looting of businesses.

Instances of police support during protests in US over George Flyod's death

<p>As the riots tore through America, US President Donald Trump said that his administration has done "more for the black community than any President since Abraham Lincoln".</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My Admin has done more for the Black Community than any President since Abraham Lincoln. Passed Opportunity Zones with <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorTimScott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorTimScott</a>, guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School Choice, passed Criminal Justice Reform, lowest Black unemployment, poverty, and crime rates in history…</p>
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<p>"In 3 1/2 years, I’ve done much more for our black population than Joe Biden has done in 43 years," the US President said pitching himself against the presidential hopeful in the forthcoming elections to be held in November.</p>

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<p>Trump said that Joe Biden had had "set them back big time with his Crime bill" while adding, "which he doesn’t even remember. I’ve done more for black Americans."</p>

<p>"Passed Opportunity Zones, Guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School choice, passed criminal justice reform, lowest black unemployment, poverty, and crime rates in history," the US President said in a tweet.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">....the possible exception of another Republican President, the late, great, Abraham Lincoln...and it’s not even close. The Democrats know this, and so does the Fake News, but they refuse to write or say it because they are inherently corrupt! See “pinned” above.</p>
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<p>"The possible exception of another Republican President, the late, great, Abraham Lincoln...and it’s not even close. The Democrats know this, and so does the Fake News."</p>

<p>"But they refuse to write or say it because they are inherently corrupt!"</p>

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<p>Trump witnessed the violence almost first-hand with protests in front of the White House as police fired tear gas to clear away protestors chanting anti-police slogans after an African-American George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis policeman who knelt on his neck leading to his death.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/george-floyds-final-words-seen-across-skies-in-the-us-cities-302975">In Pics: George Floyd's final words seen across skies in the US cities</a></p>

<p>The killing sparked protests in over 30 US cities as Trump said he was "dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers" to help quell unrest.</p>


As the riots tore through America, US President Donald Trump said that his administration has done "more for the black community than any President since Abraham Lincoln".

As the riots tore through America, US President Donald Trump said that his administration has done "more for the black community than any President since Abraham Lincoln". My Admin has done more for the Black Community than any President since Abraham Lincoln. Passed Opportunity Zones with @SenatorTimScott, guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School Choice, passed Criminal Justice Reform, lowest Black unemployment, poverty, and crime rates in history… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 2, 2020 × "In 3 1/2 years, I’ve done much more for our black population than Joe Biden has done in 43 years," the US President said pitching himself against the presidential hopeful in the forthcoming elections to be held in November. Watch Video: Trump said that Joe Biden had had "set them back big time with his Crime bill" while adding, "which he doesn’t even remember. I’ve done more for black Americans." "Passed Opportunity Zones, Guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School choice, passed criminal justice reform, lowest black unemployment, poverty, and crime rates in history," the US President said in a tweet. ....the possible exception of another Republican President, the late, great, Abraham Lincoln...and it’s not even close. The Democrats know this, and so does the Fake News, but they refuse to write or say it because they are inherently corrupt! See “pinned” above. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2020 × "The possible exception of another Republican President, the late, great, Abraham Lincoln...and it’s not even close. The Democrats know this, and so does the Fake News." "But they refuse to write or say it because they are inherently corrupt!" In 3 1/2 years, I’ve done much more for our Black population than Joe Biden has done in 43 years. Actually, he set them back big time with his Crime Bill, which he doesn’t even remember. I’ve done more for Black Americans, in fact, than any President in U.S. history, with... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2020 × Trump witnessed the violence almost first-hand with protests in front of the White House as police fired tear gas to clear away protestors chanting anti-police slogans after an African-American George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis policeman who knelt on his neck leading to his death. In Pics: George Floyd's final words seen across skies in the US cities The killing sparked protests in over 30 US cities as Trump said he was "dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers" to help quell unrest.

My administration has done more for blacks than any president since Abraham Lincoln: Trump

<p>Donald Trump may be the self-proclaimed "law &amp; order president" of the US, however, the protesters with a cause have reached his doorstep and they are refusing to cease ground.</p>

<p>The president instead of trying to heal their wounds has been making it more painful. Donald Trump's residence the White House now resembles a war zone with policemen on horseback marching towards demonstrators chanting "you are the threat".</p>

<p>The protesters were unarmed&nbsp;and demonstrating peacefully. They were not there to loot stores but they were tear-gassed and assaulted for no apparent reason but within moments the reason became clear - it was done to clear the path for the US president who wanted to step out for a photo-op.</p>

<p>Just minutes after the protesters were driven back, Donald Trump walked out of the White House surrounded by dozens of TV cameras and hundreds of security personnel. The US president headed for a photo-op at a church which was damaged during the protests with the smell of tear gas still fresh in the air.</p>

<p>Donald Trump stopped at the St John's church and held up a bible for the cameras and what followed next were sermons on how he was&nbsp;going to make America even greater.</p>

<p>"It'll be greater than ever before," the US president said with a bible in his hand. He then walked back to the White House Rose Garden to divulge more information about his great plan.</p>

<p>Trump's decision to deploy thousands of heavily armed soldiers to stop the protests was because he wants to "quickly solve the problem" just like he quickly dispersed protesters for a photo-op.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In an audio clip, it was quite apparent how Trump really plans on quickly solving the problem. The leaked audio clip was from a conversation with US governors with Trump telling them that if they are not dominating the protesters, they are only wasting time.</p>


Donald Trump may be the self-proclaimed "law & order president" of the US, however, the protesters with a cause have reached his doorstep and they are refusing to cease ground.

Donald Trump may be the self-proclaimed "law & order president" of the US, however, the protesters with a cause have reached his doorstep and they are refusing to cease ground. The president instead of trying to heal their wounds has been making it more painful. Donald Trump's residence the White House now resembles a war zone with policemen on horseback marching towards demonstrators chanting "you are the threat". The protesters were unarmed and demonstrating peacefully. They were not there to loot stores but they were tear-gassed and assaulted for no apparent reason but within moments the reason became clear - it was done to clear the path for the US president who wanted to step out for a photo-op. Just minutes after the protesters were driven back, Donald Trump walked out of the White House surrounded by dozens of TV cameras and hundreds of security personnel. The US president headed for a photo-op at a church which was damaged during the protests with the smell of tear gas still fresh in the air. Donald Trump stopped at the St John's church and held up a bible for the cameras and what followed next were sermons on how he was going to make America even greater. "It'll be greater than ever before," the US president said with a bible in his hand. He then walked back to the White House Rose Garden to divulge more information about his great plan. Trump's decision to deploy thousands of heavily armed soldiers to stop the protests was because he wants to "quickly solve the problem" just like he quickly dispersed protesters for a photo-op. In an audio clip, it was quite apparent how Trump really plans on quickly solving the problem. The leaked audio clip was from a conversation with US governors with Trump telling them that if they are not dominating the protesters, they are only wasting time.

US President Trump poses for cameras with bible in hand amid riots

<p>UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said that "protests triggered by the killing of George Floyd highlighted not only police violence against people of colour, but also inequalities in health, education, employment and endemic racial discrimination."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/eu-shocked-and-appalled-by-george-floyds-murder-calls-it-abuse-of-power-302630">Also Read: EU 'shocked and appalled' by George Floyd's murder, calls it 'abuse of power'</a></p>

<p>"This virus is exposing endemic inequalities that have too long been ignored," Bachelet asserted.</p>

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<p>Police used tear gas against protesters outside the White House in Lafayette Park enraging the people. US presidential candidate Joe Biden hit at Trump for "using the American military against the American people" as the protests took political overtures ahead of the US elections in November.</p>

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<p>"He tear-gassed peaceful protesters and fired rubber bullets. For a photo," Biden tweeted, adding,"For our children, for the very soul of our country, we must defeat him."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump had said earlier that he was deploying thousands of soldiers and police to prevent protests in Washington.</p>

<p>"What happened in the city last night was a total disgrace," the US President said.</p>

<p>"I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and the wanton destruction of property." Trump declared.<br />
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UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said that "protests triggered by the killing of George Floyd highlighted not only police violence against people of colour, but also inequalities in health, education, employment and endemic racial discrimination.

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said that "protests triggered by the killing of George Floyd highlighted not only police violence against people of colour, but also inequalities in health, education, employment and endemic racial discrimination." Also Read: EU 'shocked and appalled' by George Floyd's murder, calls it 'abuse of power' "This virus is exposing endemic inequalities that have too long been ignored," Bachelet asserted. We all have a responsibility to #FightRacism. #COVID19 or not, I call on everyone to take a stand, speak up and put an end to racism wherever present. — Michelle Bachelet (@mbachelet) June 2, 2020 × Police used tear gas against protesters outside the White House in Lafayette Park enraging the people. US presidential candidate Joe Biden hit at Trump for "using the American military against the American people" as the protests took political overtures ahead of the US elections in November. Watch Video: "He tear-gassed peaceful protesters and fired rubber bullets. For a photo," Biden tweeted, adding,"For our children, for the very soul of our country, we must defeat him." Trump had said earlier that he was deploying thousands of soldiers and police to prevent protests in Washington. "What happened in the city last night was a total disgrace," the US President said. "I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and the wanton destruction of property." Trump declared.

US protests highlight inequalities and endemic racial discrimination: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet

<p>Amid clashes between police forces and protesters, a sheriff in Michigan joined the crowd that was staging a protest in Flint Township. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson joined the protesters by taking off his helmet and keeping his weapons down and said, "I want to make this a parade, not a protest."&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/amid-widespread-anger-over-police-brutality-some-cops-win-hearts-in-us-302304">Amid widespread anger over police brutality, some cops win hearts in US</a></p>

<p>The crowd welcomed the cop by chanting "walk with us!" Swanson told the crowd "The only reason we're here is to make sure you got a voice, that's it. Don't think for a second that he represents cops from all over the county and around this nation."</p>

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<p>The protests erupted in Minneapolis and then spread across the country after a video surfaced last Monday that showed a black man George Floyd pleading as a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes following which Floyd was killed.</p>

<p>These protests have led to violence and looting over the weekend in the United States, but the demonstration in Flint remained peaceful.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We want to be with y'all for real. I took my helmet off, lay the batons down. We want to make this a parade, not a protest," Swanson says in the video. "These cops love you. That cop over there hugs people. So, tell us what you need."</p>

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Amid clashes between police forces and protesters, a sheriff in Michigan joined the crowd that was staging a protest in Flint Township. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson joined the protesters by taking off his helmet and keeping his weapons down and said, "I want to make this a parade, not a protest.

Amid clashes between police forces and protesters, a sheriff in Michigan joined the crowd that was staging a protest in Flint Township. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson joined the protesters by taking off his helmet and keeping his weapons down and said, "I want to make this a parade, not a protest." Also read: Amid widespread anger over police brutality, some cops win hearts in US The crowd welcomed the cop by chanting "walk with us!" Swanson told the crowd "The only reason we're here is to make sure you got a voice, that's it. Don't think for a second that he represents cops from all over the county and around this nation." × The protests erupted in Minneapolis and then spread across the country after a video surfaced last Monday that showed a black man George Floyd pleading as a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes following which Floyd was killed. These protests have led to violence and looting over the weekend in the United States, but the demonstration in Flint remained peaceful. "We want to be with y'all for real. I took my helmet off, lay the batons down. We want to make this a parade, not a protest," Swanson says in the video. "These cops love you. That cop over there hugs people. So, tell us what you need." Several other videos of police coming out in support have resurfaced on the internet.

'Walk with us!': Sheriff in Michigan shows solidarity to protestors

George Floyd a 46-year old African American man died last week after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. Many police officers have already spoken out and expressed their anger over the incident. Watch report.

Riots grip America: Stars share powerful messages in support of George Floyd

Celebrities are joining the chorus of thousands of protestors demanding justice for George Floyd, a 46-yr-old black man who died in police custody. Watch report.

Celebrities demand justice for George Floyd: Protests grips US

In a rare political statement, NBA legend Michael Jordan has joined the outrage and protests of the death of the unarmed black man George Floyd.

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