Marking 5 years since George Floyd's death
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On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, who was Black, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes during an arrest. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted on murder charges.
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street.
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day. His death sparked days of intense protests echoing calls for racial justice and
Sunday will mark five years since George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. And for his uncle and others the work to turn their grief into action continues today. “Continued disarray,
A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him. It is manifesting on online message boards, where Floyd is called a “drug addict” and “career criminal” who died of an overdose,