George Floyd, Black Lives Matter
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Five years after George Floyd’s death, conspiracy theories still linger. Some claim he died from a drug overdose rather than police restraint, while others suggest the incident was staged or that Derek Chauvin was made a political scapegoat.
On May 25, 2020, the killing of George Floyd led to what is considered the largest protest movement in United States history and a conversation on racism and policing. Floyd, a Black man, died after Derek Chauvin,
Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
Seattle commemorates the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's death with a rally emphasizing ongoing dedication to racial justice.
They range from blank plywood with text reading "I can't breathe" — the final words Floyd said as Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on his neck — to colourful murals depicting rainbows and love hearts.
A mural reads "All Black Lives Matter" as part of an art installation Tuesday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
A rally Sunday in Chicago was part of a larger national effort by many of the same groups that amplified the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd's killing five years ago. It is a movement which is now hitting back at the current administration's efforts to roll back oversight of police departments across the country.
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.