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    Understand Protests As 'Acts Of Rebellion' Instead Of Riots, Marc Lamont Hill Says

    Political commentator Marc Lamont Hill says the term "rebellion" — not "riot" — speaks to the political and organized dimension of this moment.
    Jun 02, 2020 5 minutes
    Protesters kneel and raise their arms if front of a row of police officers as they gather peacefully to protest the death of George Floyd at the State Capital building in downtown Columbus, Ohio, on June 1, 2020. (Seth Herald/AFP/Getty Images)

    America is bracing for another night of protests over police brutality and the death of George Floyd a week ago after a white police officer knelt on his neck. 

    On Monday night, four police officers in St. Louis were shot, and the police chief in Louisville, Kentucky, has been fired after a business owner was killed when police and the National Guard fired shots during some chaotic moments.

     The unrest continued after President Trump announced he would send the military to states where protests needed to be quelled, despite calling himself an “ally of all peaceful protesters.” 

    Political and cultural commentator Marc Lamont Hill says it’s important at this moment to make the distinction that these protests are rebellions and not riots. 

    “It’s really important when we look at these uprisings around the

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