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![Protesters clash with U.S. Park Police after protesters attempted to pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square near the White House on June 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0623-lafayette-park-protests-400x300.jpg)
Secret Service Forces Reporters to Leave White House as Police Beat Protesters
Protesters attempted to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson before police engaged with chemical irritants and batons.
![A demonstration of Milton teachers and community members passes in front of the Pierce Middle School on Juneteenth, June 19, 2020, in Milton, Massachussetts.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0623-school-protest-400x300.jpg)
The Black Radical Tradition Can Help Us Imagine a More Just World
As schools reopen, educators should strive to teach students about the Black radical tradition.
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Trump Issues Threat to Those Planning to Protest Tulsa Rally
Well-before Trump made the threat, a demonstration had been planned to take place mere blocks from his campaign event.
![Mitch Mcconnell](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0619-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
Protesters Disrupt McConnell’s Sleep to Protest Police Killing of Breonna Taylor
Youth demonstrators gathered outside the Senate majority leader's house on Friday chanting, “No Justice! No Sleep!”
![People wave Palestinian and Turkish flags in front of a ship reading "Mavi Marmara"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0619-mavi-marmara-400x300.jpg)
Congressional Democrats Supported Violent Force Against Protesters in 2010
In 2010, many Democratic lawmakers actively supported Israel’s right to summarily execute nonviolent peace activists.
![A protester kneels and holds up a fist as he and others demonstrate against the death of George Floyd by closing down and blocking traffic on I-395 in Washington, D.C., on June 15, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0616-black-lives-matter-f-400x300.jpg)
Henry Giroux: Black Lives Matter Rebellions Are Pushing for Structural Change
A growing international movement among youth raises new hopes for rethinking the future.
![Police officers kneel during a rally in Coral Gables, Florida, on May 30, 2020, in response to the recent death of George Floyd.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0616-police-kneel-400x300.jpg)
Police Departments Attempt a Charm Offensive Amid Uprisings
Kneeling in “solidarity” with protesters is another attempt by police to gaslight people’s lived experience of policing.
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Atlanta Organizer: Rayshard Brooks Killing Shows Urgent Need to Dismantle Police
Rayshard Brooks’s killing comes as protests against racism and police violence continue across the country.
![Members of the Minnesota State Patrol stand guard over a statue of Christopher Columbus which was toppled to the ground by protesters on the grounds of the State Capitol on June 10, 2020, in St. Paul, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1219234864-1-400x300.jpg)
Police Have Long History of Responding to Black Movements by Playing the Victim
Amid calls to defund police, cops are framing themselves as victims. We must remember who is really being brutalized.
![Protesters raise a fist during a march on June 10, 2020, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1219096904-400x300.jpg)
The Struggle Against Police Is International. Our Solidarity Must Be Global.
From Minneapolis to Beirut to Paris, international protests show us another world is truly possible.