"The real reason we're here is because the police keep killing black folk all around the United States," says a young African American man who declined to be named. In Minneapolis Friday night, helicopters flew overhead as protesters faced off against police and explosions echoed through the streets. "I sympathised completely but I don't want to lose all my stuff," says a young woman who lives above a barricaded shop and is scared it could be set on fire. "There is no honor in burning down your city," said the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, at an improvised news conference held shortly after midnight. Some of the shops gutted by fire are owned by black families, added Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: "This is not about George's death.

Source: Bangkok Post May 30, 2020 12:47 UTC