Hundreds of people have walked in a funeral procession honouring a young Black man whose brutal beating death during a fight has convulsed Italy and drawn condemnation from the highest levels of the government.
Jacob Blake's family lawyer says it would take a 'miracle' for African-American Jacob Blake to walk again after being shot by police in Wisconsin.
Patriot Prayer has hosted dozens of pro-gun, pro-Trump rallies. Attendees have repeatedly clashed with left-wing groups around Portland, Oregon, where one group supporter was killed this week.
US President Trump travels to Kenosha in Wisconsin state, defying residents and Democratic leaders who've urged him not to visit the city after the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, and subsequent protests.
The Oregon city has been the epicentre of BLM protests since the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in Minnesota in late May, and according to local media a "caravan of hundreds of cars" of Trump supporters also converged there.
‘Explicit racism’ has remained entrenched in police departments over the past two decades, a report authored by a former FBI agent revealed, highlighting the links between extremist organisations and officers.
Months of anti-racism protests are increasingly pitting Americans against one another.
NBA's 30 teams will provide $1 million annually to fund the NBA Foundation, which is being launched by the league's board of governors and the players' union.
Activists and Oregon officials have urged people in Portland to re-centre the focus on Black Lives Matter after the Trump administration agreed to reduce the presence of federal agents.
The Trump's administration earlier this month sent federal tactical teams to intervene in Portland after weeks of protests against racism and police brutality saw windows broken and graffiti scrawled on the federal courthouse.
The work is an ode to the black experience rife with vibrant imagery celebrating the African diaspora.
Meanwhile in Seattle, protesters clashed with Seattle police amid a wave of public anger over the Trump administration's planned "surge" of federal agents into major cities.
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