On Friday, thousands gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the recent violent deaths of three black people at the hands of police and civilians in three different American cities.
After peacefully marching for a few hours, chaos broke out at the CNN Center, with some from the crowd vandalizing the iconic sign and others breaking windows at the media outlet’s Atlanta headquarters.
Around 9 p.m., Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms held a press conference urging protesters to go home and avoid further destruction to the city. She was joined by rappers Killer Mike and T.I., and activists Bernice King and Joe Beasley.
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