Time has come to hold police accountable: Sharpton
MINNEAPOLIS: Hundreds of mourners joined in an emotional memorial service on Thursday for George Floyd, the African-American man killed by police last week, as civil rights leader Al Sharpton vowed the mass protests ignited by his death would continue until"we change the whole system of justice" in the United States.
A memorial service was held in honour of George Floyd at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd's death has reignited long-felt anger over police killings of African-Americans and unleashed a nationwide wave of civil unrest unlike any seen in the US since King's 1968 assassination.
Protesters rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Portland, Oregon. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester Murkowski said her move was prompted by remarks by Trump's former defense secretary James Mattis, who a day earlier delivered a biting assessment of the president. Lewis, who was brutally beaten on several occasions during the 1960s civil rights protests, condemned Trump's threat to use military force against demonstrators.
New barriers were being erected outside the White House on Thursday as the protests for racial justice and police reform entered a 10th day.
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