Minneapolis, the epicenter of the unrest, struck by fifth consecutive night of violence (File)
Minneapolis:
Alphabet Inc. and Google chief Sundar Pichai have shown solidarity with the African American community in the United States amid widespread protests over the closed-door death of an unarmed black man in police custody, and said those who experience grief, anger, sadness and fear are “not alone”. He also exposed a black ribbon on Twitter on the Google and YouTube homepages, which he says represents his company’s support for racial equality.
“Today, on the Google and YouTube home pages in the United States, we share our support for racial equality in solidarity with the black community and in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others who have no voice. For those who feel grief, anger, sadness and fear, you are not alone, “he tweeted.
Today, on the Google and YouTube home pages in the United States, we share our support for racial equality in solidarity with the black community and in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others who have no voice. For those who experience grief, anger, sadness and fear, you are not alone. pic.twitter.com/JbPCG3wfQW
– Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) May 31, 2020
Video of handcuffed black man – George Floyd – dying while Minneapolis officer kneeling on neck for more than five minutes sparked fury in the United States over police treatment of African Americans last week.
Constable Derek Chauvin, who was seen kneeling on the victim in the video, was sacked and charged with third degree murder.
Peaceful protests, demanding a more severe charge for the officer and the arrests of police personnel present on the scene, quickly escalated into violence. Curfews have been imposed on major US cities as clashes against police brutality have broken out across America with protesters ignoring President Donald Trump’s warnings that his government would “stop” the violent protests.
Minneapolis, the epicenter of the unrest, was struck by a fifth consecutive night of violence Saturday with police in riot gear firing tear gas and stun grenades at protesters who were unleashed on the death of George Floyd.
Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta were among two dozen cities that ordered people to stay indoors overnight as more and more states called on National Guard soldiers to help control the unrest. civilians who had not been seen in the United States in years.
Twitter, which hid some of President Donald Trump’s violence tweets on Saturday, today changed the color of its display image to black and its description to #BlackLivesMatter.
With AFP inputs
