PHOTOS: DC protests continue into 10th day
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People gather to protest against racism and police brutality in front of the White House in Washington, DC on June 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. – On May 25, 2020, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)
(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
People gather to protest against racism and police brutality in front of the White House in Washington, DC on June 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. - On May 25, 2020, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators raise their fists as they protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, across from the White House on June 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. – On May 25, 2020, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)
(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Demonstrators raise their fists as they protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, across from the White House on June 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. - On May 25, 2020, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
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A view of the addendum to the Black Lives Matter stencil added to 16th Street NW on Friday. It now also says “Defund the Police” after Saturday’s protest.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Ryann Davis, left, of Bowie, Md., comforts Diamond Fayne, of Norfolk, Va., after Fayne burst into tears while attending a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. “I was reading the posters,” said Fayne, “and I saw ‘I Can’t Breathe’ and just that statement alone, people don’t know how powerful that is. That this could happen to any of us.”
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Jay Howard, of York, Pa., wears a U.S. flag bandana and an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt as he attends a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Alonni Wilson, 10, right, of Pasadena, Md, and her sister Kiara Veney, 20, left, march with demonstrators during a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A woman lies prone on the street with hundreds of others for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Minneapolis police restrained George Floyd, at a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of Floyd, a black man who was in police custody. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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A woman wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, reading “black lives matter,” to a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Women lie prone on the street with hundreds of others for 8 minutes and 46 seconds–the amount of time Minneapolis police restrained George Floyd–at a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Women lie prone on the street with hundreds of others for 8 minutes and 46 seconds--the amount of time Minneapolis police restrained George Floyd--at a protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Eileen Perry, of Washington, and her son Micah Coleman, 3, attend a protest, Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. “Our ancestors marched for us to have equality,” says Perry, “this is history now as well and I wanted my kids to see that.”
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Eileen Perry, of Washington, and her son Micah Coleman, 3, attend a protest, Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. "Our ancestors marched for us to have equality," says Perry, "this is history now as well and I wanted my kids to see that." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Msafiri, 5, of Baltimore, stands among signs along the fence constructed at Lafayette Park including drawings of Breonna Taylor, Emmett Till, and Trayvon Martin, as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. “Of course he’s a young boy and this has been going on for a long time,” said his father, “hopefully it will change in his generation.”
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Members of the U.S. Park Police stand on the Lincoln Memorial steps as sunrise nears, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Washington, the morning after massive protests over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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A city worker touches up a star on the District of Columbia flag that is painted on 16th Street on Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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A mural covers a boarded-up window as a man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus walks by, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Washington, the morning after massive protests over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Most drivers decorated their cars with statements of protest ahead of the driving protest at FedEx Field.
(WTOP/Andrea Cambron)
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Some of the slogans on cars read “Justice for Floyd” and “No Justice, No Peace.”
(WTOP/Andrea Cambron)
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The protest at FedEx Field, inspired by the killing of George Floyd in late May, was organized by D.C. Teen Action.
(WTOP/Andrea Cambron)
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Demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in D.C., over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
People walk on the words Black Lives Matter that were painted in bright yellow letters on 16th Street as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in D.C., over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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A cross with Trayvon Martin’s name is tied to a fence near the White House as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in D.C., over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
A cross with Trayvon Martin's name is tied to a fence near the White House as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in D.C., over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Crosses are strung in a fence near the White House as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, in D.C., over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Crosses are strung in a fence near the White House as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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An American flag is seen upside down in a fence near the White House as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, in D.C., over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
An American flag is seen upside down in a fence near the White House as demonstrators protest Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)