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For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death
In the Houston housing project where he grew up, George Floyd was respected as a man who spoke from hard, but hardly ...
5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, the Backlash Takes Hold
The Black Lives Matter movement, kicked into high gear after Mr. Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, has given way to the ...
Cities tied to George Floyd mark the 5th anniversary of his death
Religious services, concerts and vigils are set to mark Sunday’s fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis ...
Five years after George Floyd's murder, racial justice push continues
Shareeduh McGee is fighting to keep the memory of her cousin George Floyd alive. Millions took to streets across the world to ...
This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd
George Floyd moved to Minnesota for a fresh start — an opportunity to better himself and to be a better father.
Five years after George Floyd protests, police reform slows amid Bay Area political shifts
The spirit of the movement has endured, but the broader zeal for reforms has been tempered by a shifting political climate on ...
Dallas rally Sunday to honor 5-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, protests
George Floyd, a Black man, died by the hands of a white police officer on May 25, 2020, which spurred Black Lives Matter ...
What Minnesota laws and policies changed after George Floyd? Here are 9 topics
Here are nine laws and policy changes by the Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz since Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, and ...