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June 14, 2020

Atlanta police seek suspect who set Wendy's on fire in Rayshard Brooks unrest

Atlanta police on Sunday were seeking a suspect who set a Wendy’s on fire amid unrest over the deadly police shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks on Friday night, as officials raced to prevent any further violence from erupting in their city.

June 14, 2020

George Floyd's brother Philonise tells police: 'You can do your job and still maintain respect for others'

George Floyd's brother Philonise spoke out against the growing movement to defund the police on Sunday, telling Fox News' Arthel Neville that officers can do their jobs "and still maintain respect for others."

June 14, 2020

Protesters hold Black Lives Matter demonstration in Tokyo, say Japan must confront its race problems

Thousands of protesters marched through Tokyo Sunday in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. and to call out Japan’s own problems with race.

June 14, 2020

Statue of Italy journalist defaced amid wave of anti-racist demonstrations across much of Europe

Protesters in Italy have defaced the statue of a famous journalist, covering it in red paint and scrawling the words “racist” and “rapist,” in reference to his admission that he had had 12-year-old Eritrean bride while stationed in the Italian colony in the 1930s.

June 14, 2020

French President Macron refuses to 'erase' history by removing colonial-era statues

Macron has tried to support efforts to combat racism even as he refuses to cave to key demands.

June 14, 2020

Spurs' Gregg Popovich calls out Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft for supporting President Trump

The San Antonio Spurs’ legendary head coach Gregg Popovich has been outspoken against President Trump following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last month -- and is now calling out some NFL team owners for their support of the president.

June 14, 2020

Dallas federal reserve chief agrees that ‘systemic racism’ is a drag on US economy

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Sunday said he agreed with his Atlanta counterpart that “systemic racism” is a drag on the U.S. economy.

June 14, 2020

Clyburn says 'nobody is going to defund the police,' calls for 'reimagining' of law enforcement

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., made it clear on Sunday that despite the public rancor following the protests over the recent deaths of African-Americans involving law enforcement, Congress will not make moves to defund police departments.

June 14, 2020

New Orleans protesters throw statue of slave owner into the Mississippi River

Protesters watched as the Mississippi River swallowed a stone bust of a slave owner that they toppled from its spot in a New Orleans plaza.

June 14, 2020

Boris Johnson condemns 'racist thuggery' after London protests descend into violence

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday condemned what he called “racist thuggery” in London over the weekend after protests descended into violence, forcing police to arrest at least 100 people.