Protests against racial inequality sweep across America
Women dressed in yellow form a "wall of moms" during a march against the death of Elijah McClain and racial injustice in Aurora, Colorado, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Police and protesters gather around a demonstrator who got shot after several shots were fired during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin, Texas, July 25, 2020 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. ImHiram / Hiram...more
Mershant Johnson, 38, raises her hand and watches as protestors taking part in a demonstration against police violence and racial inequality march in Chicago, Illinois, July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
People flee as a driver in a blue Jeep rams through the crowd of protesters on Interstate 225 during a march against the death of Elijah McClain and racial injustice in Aurora, Colorado, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Paramedics tend to a man shot in the leg after a driver in a blue Jeep rammed through the crowd of protesters and shots were fired during a march on Interstate 225 in Aurora, Colorado, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Protesters take part in a demonstration against police violence and racial inequality, in Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Women dressed in yellow form a "wall of moms" during a march against the death of Elijah McClain and racial injustice in Aurora, Colorado, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
People walk near Police officers standing outside Homan Square Police station near a demonstration against police violence and racial inequality in Chicago, Illinois, July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Protesters shut down Interstate 225 during a march against the death of Elijah McClain and racial injustice in Aurora, Colorado, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
A woman cries as she watches people being detained on the Brooklyn Bridge just outside the "City Hall Autonomous Zone" in support of "Black Lives Matter" in Manhattan, New York, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
A protester sits on top of a car after a caravan protest in support of a Black Groves High School student, who was jailed due to a probation violation of not keeping up with her online schoolwork, in front of the Oakland County Circuit Court and...more
Students protest in support of a Black Groves High School student, who was jailed due to a probation violation of not keeping up with her online schoolwork, in front of the Oakland County Circuit Court and Prosecutors Office in the Detroit suburb of...more
Ella Ellis, 7, and her sister, Peyton Ellis, 4, play with their umbrellas in the Groves High School parking lot as they help their mom Coreen Ellis decorate cars for a caravan protest in support of a Black fellow student, who was jailed due to a...more
A bystander takes a cell phone photo through a reinforced fence at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
A New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer stands guard where a "Black Lives Matter" mural was vandalized with red paint along 5th Avenue outside Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
A man is detained on the Brooklyn Bridge just outside the "City Hall Autonomous Zone" in support of "Black Lives Matter" in Manhattan, New York, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
A member of the Kalpulli Yaocenoxyli Aztec community chants during a demonstration in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 12, 2020. Mothers, spouses and relatives of loved ones lost to police violence join supporters protesting racial inequality in the...more
Demonstrators volunteer as armed patrol during a protest, in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 12, 2020. Mothers, spouses and relatives of loved ones lost to police violence join supporters protesting racial inequality in the National Mothers March Against...more
People rally in front of the St. Paul Capitol, in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 12, 2020. Mothers, spouses and relatives of loved ones lost to police violence join supporters protesting racial inequality in the National Mothers March Against Police...more
A woman is comforted during a demonstration in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 12, 2020. Mothers, spouses and relatives of loved ones lost to police violence join supporters protesting racial inequality in the National Mothers March Against Police...more
Mothers, spouses and relatives of loved ones lost to police violence join supporters protesting racial inequality in the National Mothers March Against Police Violence in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 12, 2020. REUTERS/Brandon Bell
Sheneen McClain is consoled by a friend at a candlelight vigil for her son, Elijah McClain, during a protest against racial inequality in Aurora, Colorado, July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
A woman lays a white flower at a candlelight vigil for Elijah McClain during a protest against racial inequality in Aurora, Colorado, July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Sheneen McClain weeps while listening to a violinist play at a candlelight vigil for her son, Elijah McClain, during a protest against racial inequality in Aurora, Colorado, July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather near the newly painted Black Lives Matter mural to protest outside of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Protestors chant at Detroit Police officers near the scene where a shooting involving an officer occurred, resulting in the death of a man according to local media, in Detroit, Michigan, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Detroit Police officers detain two protestors near the scene where a shooting involving an officer occurred, resulting in the death of a man according to local media, in Detroit, Michigan, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Protesters against racial inequality hold a mock retirement party for Mayor Lyda Krewson, who has been the subject of calls for her to resign, in St Louis, Missouri, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
The shadow of Gregory "Joey" Johnson, whose burning of an American flag in Texas in 1984 led to a Supreme Court ruling upholding the act as free speech, casts on a burning U.S. flag near Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an...more
A NYPD officer and a woman walk past graffiti near the area known as the "City Hall Autonomous Zone" that has been established to protest the New York Police Department and in support of "Black Lives Matter" near City Hall in lower Manhattan, New...more
A woman gets rinsed with water after being maced by the police during a protest against the police brutality of a man hit by a Florissant detective and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Florissant, Missouri, July 5, 2020....more
Washington State Patrol investigator inspects the scene where two people in a group of protesters were struck by a car on Interstate 5 while the highway was closed to traffic due to the protest in Seattle, Washington, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jason...more
Protesters blocking an exit to the precinct of the officers who arrested Elijah McClain, cover their ears anticipating the use of flash-bang grenades by police in Aurora, Colorado, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
A protester wears a face mask that calls for the termination of the officers who arrested Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
A private security member tries to detain a protester while putting zip ties on a barricade outside the home of Mark and Patricia McCloskey during a protest against racial inequality in St Louis, Missouri, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
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