Patrick Lyoya's family demand white officer who shot him dead be persecuted, saying they fled war in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014 only to discover a "genocide" in US.
Governor Andrew Cuomo of the US state signs law that will ban police chokeholds, prohibit false race-based 911 calls, and set up a special prosecutor's office to probe deaths during police encounters.
Experts say a constructive leadership is sometimes the better response to growing unrest than a heavy-handed approach, which might only increase anger.
The arrest and charges of third-degree murder filed against Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin apparently have not tamped down the anger over George Floyd's violent arrest and death caught on a video that went viral.
The Missouri city erupted in street demonstrations after a court delivered a not guilty verdict to former St Louis police officer Jason Stockley in the 2011 killing of a black man following a high-speed chase.
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