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George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs continued into June, drawing thousands. [76] August 28 – Tens of thousands gathered to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, which was announced in June during the funeral of George Floyd and will be led by Rev. Al Sharpton along with the NAACP. [77]
The Justice for J6 rally was a right-wing demonstration in Washington, D.C., in support of hundreds of people who were arrested and charged following the January 6 United States Capitol attack. [ 2] It occurred on September 18, 2021. [ 3][ 4] The event attracted 100–200 activists. It was organized by a former Trump campaign staffer. [ 5]
Part of the broader riots that affected at least 110 U.S. cities, those in Washington, D.C.—along with those in Chicago and in Baltimore —were among those with the greatest numbers of participants. President Lyndon B. Johnson called in the National Guard to the city on April 5, 1968, to assist the police department in quelling the unrest.
Rally organizers told the National Park Service that they anticipated 30,000 people would attend. Law enforcement said the crowd size ahead of the protest was possibly as much as 80,000, according ...
A Madera man who made news in Fresno for anti-mask protests during the COVID-19 pandemic was convicted for his actions at the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol in Washington D.C., prosecutors ...
Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex.
Arson [ 1] Social media activism. Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C.. Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, experienced a series of protests and riots following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Some of the events involved violence, looting, and destruction.
Retrieved January 8, 2021. At approximately 9:30 p.m. this evening (January 7, 2021), United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty. Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol and was injured while physically engaging with protesters.