Page 5 - Black Lives Matter

Meet the Indian-American, who sheltered 70 protesters in Washington DC

Rahul Dubey, who has been living in Washington DC for the last 17 years, accommodated a large number of people in his house with some adjusting on the couch, some finding space in the rooms, bathroom

Pentagon chief opposes Donald Trump threat to deploy military at protests

Trump had urged governors to call out the National Guard to contain protests that turned violent and warned that he could send in active duty military forces if they did not.

Police officer in Floyd death got medals for bravery, drew complaints

Heavily redacted personnel files show that Derek Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the force, was initially trained as a cook and served in the Army as a military police officer

Teen activism overtakes dance moves as #blacklivesmatter trends on TikTok

The hashtag #blacklivesmatter has shot up TikTok's trending list with 3 billion views as of Tuesday morning

In pictures: US cities protesting the recent death of George Floyd

President Donald Trump visits St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House. Part of the 200-year-old church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night

UN chief Guterres asks US protestors to voice grievances in peaceful manner

Police have used tear gas to disperse the crowds and hundreds of people have been arrested as protests turned violent in some cities

Recognise pain, systemic racism that has caused US protests: Indra Nooyi

Considered to be the worst-ever civil unrest in the US in decades, violent protests have engulfed at least 140 cities across the country in the days following the death of George Floyd

Not peaceful protests, but acts of domestic terror: Trump on US violence

An independent autopsy commissioned by George Floyd's family found that he died of asphyxia due to sustained pressure to his neck and back

In pictures: George Floyd protests around US cities, curfews imposed

40 cities have imposed curfew and about 5,000 National Guards have been activated in 15 states and Washington, DC with another 2,000 prepared to activate if needed

Protesters start fires near White House in US divide over Floyd murder

America's cities boarded up windows, swept up glass and covered graffiti as the country's most significant night of protests in a half-century spilled into another day of unrest

In pictures: Protests, violence across America over George Floyd's death

People set fire to police cars, threw bottles at police officers and busted windows of storefronts

George Floyd murder: 6 US states call on National Guard as riots intensify

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer involved in the death Floyd has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter

Black Lives Matter protest blocks Heathrow access

The group has highlighted British deaths in police custody and the fact that black people in Britain are more likely to be arrested and jailed