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In 2020, weeks of civil unrest and protests followed the death of George Floyd. Activists and officials reflect on what has – and hasn't – changed.
For our ongoing series “Race Matters,” John Yang speaks with Selwyn Jones, Floyd’s uncle and co-founder of Justice 929, about his family’s continued fight for civil rights and police reform.
Bay Area community leaders and activists reflect on the legacy and enduring lessons from the police killing of George Floyd and the subsequent local protests during the summer of 2020.
Five years after George Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests over police brutality and racism, NPR's Michel Martin reflects on Morning Edition's return to Minneapolis to examine what has changed.
Five years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the city is still reckoning with the calls for police reform that followed.
I n the Pulitzer-prize winning biography “His Name Is George Floyd,” his sister remembers how, as a toddler, Floyd would jump into his mother’s lap and pepper her cheeks with kisses.. He was just as ...
Last year, the police killed at least 1,226 people, an 18 percent increase over 2019, the year before Mr. Floyd was killed, according to an analysis by The New York Times drawing on data compiled ...
George Floyd’s legacy under siege as racial justice efforts lose ground, memorials removed The future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, many Black Lives Matter murals have been erased and ...
It’s been five years since George Floyd’s murder by Minnesota police officers — nine minutes and 29 seconds captured on video and broadcast around the globe, an inflection point in America ...
Danielle K. Brown receives funding from Lumina Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery ...
We must not forget what happened in the months after Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, at the hands of Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin. We should never allow it to happen again.
We look at what has changed since George Floyd’s murder. By German Lopez Five years ago this Sunday, Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd. His murder set off protests and riots across ...