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Fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks puts spotlight on Atlanta |
| The police chief stepped down, an officer was fired and a fast-food restaurant burned as Atlanta became the latest epicenter in the urgent, nationwide demand for social change. Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man fatally shot by police outside of a Wendy's late Friday, failed a sobriety test and was being handcuffed when he struggled and two white officers tackled him, video from the scene shows. He appeared to wrestle a Taser from one of the officers and was fleeing when he was shot, according to the video. Scores of demonstrators turned out Saturday to protest the shooting. Late Saturday night, the Wendy's in South Atlanta was set ablaze, and it was again engulfed in flames Sunday morning. |
| Who is Rayshard Brooks? Hours before police shot and killed him, Brooks had done what dads do: enjoyed a father-daughter day in honor of his little girl's eighth birthday. The party was supposed to roll into the next day with a skating celebration. |
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Should police officers be required to live in the cities they patrol? There's no evidence it matters |
| Protests across the U.S. have prompted calls to limit police funding, hold officers accountable for dangerous restraints — and even limit where they can live. Some activists want officers to be required to live in the cities they patrol, arguing it will make officers more culturally competent, diversify police forces and improve community relations. But no recent research shows residency requirements improve relations between cops and the residents they're sworn to protect. Instead, law enforcement experts and community activists say lawmakers should focus on measures such as ending the use of no-knock warrants and chokeholds, which have led to recent deaths of African Americans. |
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Donald Trump reschedules Tulsa rally date after controversial Juneteenth choice |
| After days of controversy over Donald Trump's choice to hold his first rally since the coronavirus lockdowns in Tulsa, Oklahoma – site of one of the worst massacres of Black Americans in the country's history – on Juneteenth, the president announced he would change the date of the event. "Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out of respect for this Holiday, and in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents," Trump tweeted late Friday. He announced the rally will now take place Saturday, June 20, rather than June 19, or Emancipation Day. |
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In Seattle's autonomous protest zone, some Black leaders express doubt about white allies |
| In a few short days, Seattle protesters who violently clashed with riot police over the death of George Floyd have had their rough edges dulled by tens of thousands of tourists and sightseers. Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ, has morphed into what looks and feels like a mini-Burning Man festival, complete with its own corps of volunteer street cleaners and medics, as well as dreadlocked white girls blowing soap bubbles and taking selfies in front of paintings of men and women killed by Seattle police. The autonomous zone's evolution from a somber protest site to street festival highlights the problem Seattle's Black residents say they face: The city's overwhelmingly white population loves to protest but might not be taking the Black Lives Matter movement as seriously as they should. |
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Rallies in support of Trump – and protests against him – planned around US for his 74th birthday |
| Rallies in support of President Donald Trump were planned around the nation Sunday as the president celebrated his 74th birthday, as were protests against him and his administration. In Great Falls, Montana, the Republican Party organized a car parade, while in Michigan, a "Make America Great Again" boat parade traveled to Detroit. Some of the biggest rallies are planned in Florida, where "Trumptillas," consisting of large parades of boats decked out in red, white and blue Trump gear, were scheduled for Sunday. But not all of the country is celebrating. As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue around the U.S., demonstrations against Trump were planned in several cities. |
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Authorities investigating 2 separate deaths of Black men found hanging in California |
| As the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched an investigation into the hanging death of a Black man in Palmdale, California, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said on Saturday there were no indications of foul play in the hanging death of another Black man in Victorville last month. In the case of the Victorville death, a San Bernardino Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said "there were no indications at the scene that suggested foul play." The family of the man who died, identified as 38-year-old Malcolm Harsch, said they were concerned that the investigation was taking a long time and said they regarded his death as suspicious. In Palmdale, authorities are investigating the death of a 24-year-old Robert Fuller, a Black man found hanging from a tree near city hall, which they originally described as an apparent suicide. |
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| This is a compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network. Contributing: Associated Press. |
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