Atlanta protesters call for justice as mayor orders police reforms

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Publish Date: 20:53 - 16 June 2020
Tuesday, 16 June_US protesters have rallied in several major cities for the 21st straight day, calling against racial injustice and for police reform.

Atlanta protesters call for justice as mayor orders police reformsThe protests were held in Washington DC, New York City and Atlanta, with people denouncing police brutality against African Americans.

The United States has been hit by nationwide anti-racism rallies following the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of a white US police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25.

Floyd was choked to death after the officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes.

Atlanta, Georgia, is now the epicenter of racial injustice protests after another African-American man, Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot in the back by police and died in a restaurant parking lot in the city last week.

Protesters shouted slogans outside of a burned Wendy's restaurant as Brooks’ fatal shooting by a white police officer sparked further outrage over the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement.

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