Protests have erupted nationwide since the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25th. The first protest in Charlotte took place on Friday, May 29th on Beatties Ford Rd. Since then, they have centered in Uptown. Floyd’s death is another example of police brutality caught on camera and the conversation of systemic racism has been brought to the fore. Protesters are saying, “enough is enough.”
The scene was jarring: Police violently broke up a peaceful and legal protest by several thousands in Lafayette Park across from the White House ahead of a speech in the Rose Garden by President Donald Trump.
The music industry is planning to turn off the music and hold a day to reflect and implement change in response to the death of George Floyd and the killings of other black people.
Wilson makes a virtual visit with David R. Taylor, President & CEO of the Harvey B Gantt Center to discuss tomorrow night's YouTube virtual conversation "Unmasked: We Can't Breathe."
Amid the growing unrest in the country following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police several Panthers players are making their voices heard.
Activists took their cry for justice to Charlotte's suburbs on Monday night. Hundreds marched through Dilworth and Myers Park, demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to police brutality.
Protests in Charlotte moved from Uptown, to the suburbs.
From violent protest to deaths from Covid-19, many people feel hopeless
An autopsy commissioned for George Floydβs family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floydβs neck for several minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the familyβs attorneys said Monday.
Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.
Flames shooting from a Los Angeles Police Department kiosk. Kneeling protesters having their stinging eyes flushed. Police in riot gear standing outside the White House.
Several vigils and marches saw large crowds throughout the day in Uptown on Sunday. The George Floyd protests remained mostly peaceful but CMPD used crowd clearing measures when missiles started to be thrown later into the night.
President Trump says anti-facist group is behind the violence.
Watch live as we walk along with the George Floyd protest march in Uptown Charlotte.
Thousands came together at First Ward Park in Uptown to pray for peace and march.Β
Today,Β Congresswoman Alma Adams, released a video statement on the declaration of a State of Emergency in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
Americans awoke Sunday to charred and glass-strewn streets in dozens of cities after another night of unrest fueled by rage over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police, who responded to the violence with tear gas and rubber bullets.
Tensions mounted once again on Saturday night after peaceful protests earlier in the day. Morgan Fogarty, Drew Bollea, Marvin Beach and Trish Williford have the latest on the George Floyd protests in Charlotte, with highlights from Rock Hill, Columbia, Atlanta and New York.
A large crowd gathered at Fountain Park in Rock Hill on Saturday to peacefully protest the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died in Minnesota in police custody.
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