WASHINGTON: America burned coast-to-coast with anger and strife over the killing of black people by militarized police with growing scenes on Saturday of arson and violence close to the centers of power and privilege: across from the
White House
, in Downtown
Manhattan
, in Beverly Hills, and in more than a dozen cities across the
United States
.
What began as a protest in Minneapolis against the killing of an African-American man by a rogue white police officer has now developed into a raging nationwide fury against the ruling establishment, illustrated by growing throngs in front of the White House seeking not only justice but also a political change. A heaving mob of demonstrators was evicted from Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after they brought down barricades that the Secret Service was hard pressed to protect, resulting in the use of tear gas an