Oakland police deploy tear gas, arrest 100 people following youth march
But about 15 or 20 minutes before the 8 p.m. curfew took hold, video showed police using tear gas to break up the crowd that they say refused to leave the downtown area near City Hall at 14th and Broadway.
Infectious disease specialists call for an end to tear gas during COVID-19 pandemic
When people are in these crowded and emotional settings, they tend to shout and "project the virus more than three feet," UCSF Dr. Peter Chin-Hong said.
ACLU calls for an end to curfews around the Bay Area
Shilpi Agarwal, senior staff attorney at the ACLU, explains why her organization maintains that broad curfews are dangerous.
Biden blasts Trump's 'narcissism' in new phase of campaign
“I call on the Congress to act this month," Biden said, urging lawmakers to start “with real police reform" and citing proposed legislation outlawing choke holds.
DC police officer dragged to his feet by colleagues after kneeling with protesters
The incident occurred during the George Floyd protests on May 31 in Washington, D.C.
Posting black squares with 'Black Lives Matter' hashtag drowns out vital information, activists say
Some have pointed out that using #BlackLivesMatter on blackout posts makes it harder for activists to find important information.
George Floyd family attorney says Biden to attend funeral
Ben Crump, the attorney for Floyd’s family, announced details of Floyd’s memorial services—one set in Minneapolis this Thursday, North Carolina on Saturday, and Houston on Monday--during an interview with "Team Roc" on Tuesday.
Las Vegas police officer shot outside casino
A police officer was on life support Tuesday after being shot during a protest on the Las Vegas Strip and a man who a federal official said was armed with a rifle was hit with a beanbag projectile and then fatally shot by officers protecting a federal courthouse, authorities said.
Social media, music world go dark for Black Out Tuesday
Instagram and Twitter accounts, from top record label to everyday people, were full of black squares posted in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
Journalists injured and arrested while covering George Floyd protests nationwide
Dozens of incidents were reported over the weekend in which reporters were “injured, assaulted or harassed by either protesters or police officers.”
Confederate monuments targeted by protests come down
The base of a massive Confederate monument in Alabama’s largest city was all that remained Tuesday after crews dismantled the towering obelisk and trucked it away in pieces. Other symbols came down elsewhere, leaving an empty pedestal and a bare flagpole.
California schools chief calls for new plan to address racism, bias in education
California’s education chief said Monday he plans to lead an effort focusing on racism in public schools during emotional remarks about George Floyd, whose killing has left him struggling to answer his own children who asked, “Why did this happen?”
Brother, Oakland pastor calls for peace as nation grapples with outrage over Floyd's death
"We can't lump everybody into one group. Like we can't say all white folk are bad and all black folk are good. It's both," said Pastor Anthony Jenkins of Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church in Oakland.
George Floyd's funeral to be held in Houston on June 9
George Floyd's funeral will be held in Houston on Tuesday, June 9, after a public viewing on Monday evening. There will also be memorial services in Minneapolis and North Carolina.
'We're hungry for change:' Youth come out to protest death of George Floyd
"Most of us here are young and hungry for change," said Josiah Jacobs, 19. "We want it now."
Floyd family calls for peace as nation grapples with outrage over Floyd's death
The brother of George Floyd spoke out Monday in Minneapolis calling on the nation to respond to Floyd's death in police custody, with peaceful protests not violence and vandalism.
Brentwood police chief embraces protesters
In the Bay Area, there have been moments of unity between protestors and police. Over the weekend, police officers reached out to protestors and found common ground.
Northbound I-680 lanes in Walnut Creek open again following protest
All northbound lanes of Interstate Highway 680 are open again in Walnut Creek following a protest on that freeway Monday evening, California Highway Patrol officials said.
Tear gas deployed at demonstration march to OPD headquarters, crowd disperses
The gathering began as a youth-led demonstration, but grew in size as it mobilized.
A look at recent protests over racial inequalities in the Bay Area
For the fourth straight day, protesters held signs in front of San Jose City Hall demanding change following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.