George Floyd protests

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The George Floyd protests were a worldwide wave of demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May 2020.

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instanceOf demonstration ⓘ
protest movement ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
estimatedParticipation millions of participants worldwide ⓘ
hasEffect calls to defund the police ⓘ
changes to police use-of-force policies in some jurisdictions ⓘ
corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives ⓘ
increased public attention to police brutality ⓘ
increased public attention to systemic racism ⓘ
policy debates on police reform ⓘ
removal of Confederate monuments and memorials ⓘ
renewed support for Black Lives Matter movement ⓘ
hasMainCause killing of George Floyd ⓘ
police brutality ⓘ
racial injustice in the United States ⓘ
systemic racism ⓘ
hasPart protests in Auckland ⓘ
protests in Berlin ⓘ
protests in Johannesburg ⓘ
protests in London ⓘ
protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
protests in New York City ⓘ
protests in Paris ⓘ
protests in Portland, Oregon ⓘ
protests in Seattle ⓘ
protests in Sydney ⓘ
protests in Tokyo ⓘ
protests in Toronto ⓘ
protests in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasSlogan Black Lives Matter ⓘ
Defund the police ⓘ
I can’t breathe ⓘ
No justice, no peace ⓘ
languageOfSlogans English ⓘ
multiple languages worldwide ⓘ
location Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Minneapolis

North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
South America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ
mediaCoverageBy major international news organizations ⓘ
opposedBy some law enforcement organizations ⓘ
opposedTo excessive use of force by police ⓘ
police brutality ⓘ
racial profiling ⓘ
systemic racism ⓘ
partOf 2020–2021 racial justice protests in the United States ⓘ
peakActivityPeriod late May 2020 to mid-2020 ⓘ
relatedTo Black Lives Matter movement ⓘ
Derek Chauvin ⓘ
Minneapolis Police Department ⓘ
killing of George Floyd ⓘ
significantPlace Auckland ⓘ
Berlin ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago

Johannesburg ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Los Angeles ⓘ
Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Minneapolis

New York City ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
Portland, Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Portland

Seattle, Washington ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
startDate 2020-05-26 ⓘ
startPeriod May 2020 ⓘ
supportedBy Black Lives Matter ⓘ
civil rights organizations ⓘ
many community groups ⓘ
various political activists ⓘ
temporalContext COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ

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How to Be an Antiracist → associatedWithEvent → George Floyd protests ⓘ
Stephen Jackson → spokeAt → George Floyd protests in 2020 ⓘ
linked to: George Floyd protests
I Can’t Breathe → associatedWith → George Floyd protests ⓘ
The Bigger Picture → lyricsTopic → George Floyd protests ⓘ
The Bigger Picture → describesEvent → 2020 Black Lives Matter protests ⓘ
linked to: George Floyd protests
George Floyd → movementInspired → 2020 George Floyd protests ⓘ
linked to: George Floyd protests
Black Lives Matter → notableEvent → 2020 George Floyd protests ⓘ
subject linked to: BLM
linked to: George Floyd protests
murder of George Floyd → triggeredEvent → George Floyd protests ⓘ