RALEIGH, N.C. — The city of Raleigh has lifted its curfew and state of emergency on Monday, a week after it was imposed on residents.
Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said the removal of the curfew is not an indication the city has solved its challenges after protests over the death of George Floyd included confrontations with police who used tear gas and groups that smashed windows at businesses.
The city’s curfew began on June 1 and was in effect each night from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The release says there was no property damage, injuries and only a few people were arrested at protests after the curfew was imposed.
In addition, we can add North Carolina’s capital city to those sporting a message denouncing racism painted in large yellow letters on a city street. Artists painted the words “End Racism Now” on a downtown street, local news outlets reported.
The message was added days after the mayor of Washington, D.C., had the words “Black Lives Matter” painted in large yellow letters on a street leading to the White House amid days of nationwide demonstrations in response to the death of an unarmed man in Minneapolis.
Charman Driver, former chair of the Contemporary Art Museum on Martin Street, where the painting is located, called it “a very painful totem.”
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