‘No Justice, No Peace, No Brunch’ — George Floyd Protests Move Into American Suburbs

TOPLINE

As protests continue across America following the death of George Floyd, in many cities the geography of those protests has changed a bit, as downtown unrest has been replaced with peaceful marches through suburbs and upscale urban neighborhoods, that in at least one case has even spurred a new chant—“no justice, no peace, no brunch.”

KEY FACTS

KEY BACKGROUND

Protests have largely remained peaceful over the past few days after tensions reached a fever pitch last weekend as scenes of violent clashes with police and looting played out in cities across the U.S. Many cities wound up enacting curfews for several days, with the national guard being called up in some areas as President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the U.S. military to cities that were not able to get unrest under control.

A major demand that protesters had been asking for was met on Thursday, when three Minneapolis police officers who aided officer Derek Chauvin in restraining Floyd were charged in the death. Chauvin, who was already facing charges for third-degree murder and manslaughter, saw his murder charge upgraded to second-degree. Protesters are continuing to take to the streets, though, calling for legislative and policy changes that would ensure systematic changes to curtail racism in the criminal justice system.

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