the Murder of George Floyd Changed America
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Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.
As cellphone video documenting the last breaths of George Floyd spread across the internet, so did the collective outrage.
A man who tends the garden at the intersection where Floyd was murdered hopes something good can grow from painful memories.
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.
The noteworthy anniversary comes as newsrooms face a radically different political landscape as the Trump administration targets civil rights.
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Even after nationwide protests following his nephew’s killing, and federal and state legislation banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants, police misconduct continues to be too high, Selwyn Jones said.
Leading up to the fifth anniversary of his murder, claims about Floyd and former police officer Derek Chauvin have ramped up online.