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George Floyd: Minneapolis, St. Paul events mark his death, community response
Sunday, May 25, from 12 to 8 p.m. at Phelps Field Park, 701 E. 39th St., Minneapolis, the organization hosts the Justice for ...
Uncle of George Floyd speaks at State House rally five years after nephew’s murder
Even after nationwide protests following his nephew’s killing, and federal and state legislation banning chokeholds and ...
Who George Floyd was — and how systemic racism shaped his life
Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin talks with Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of His Name is George Floyd.
Five years after George Floyd's death, calls to reform qualified immunity mostly fall silent
The death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in May 2020 gave momentum to a cross-ideological effort to reform ...
Minneapolis police chief calls out city's 'bizarre' politics as detached from 'reality' after George Floyd
Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from ...
When George Floyd was killed, policing and diversity changes came. Five years later, is that change at risk?
George Floyd's murder sparked an international protest movement for racial equity and policing changes. Five years later, ...
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‘The Nasty Things Bad People Say’: George Floyd’s Daughter Endures Cruel Taunts From Classmates—Five Years After His Death, the Hate Lives On
The name that rallied millions to unite in a global call for racial justice is now being turned against the little girl who ...
Fact checking right-wing media’s claims about George Floyd and Derek Chauvin
Conservative media outlets are rewriting the story; some of their claims are false or lacking context. A new narrative is ...
Minneapolis still broken, divided and suffering 5 years after George Floyd death: ‘Black Lives Matter was never here’
It’s unbelievable what happened here,” Reed said, sometimes through tears. “All those activists who claimed to be activists ...
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In the 5 years since George Floyd's death, what has changed in Las Vegas?
May 25 marks five years since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking protests about police conduct ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene latest public figure to falsely claim George Floyd died of a drug overdose
George Floyd's autopsy revealed that he died from a drug overdose, not of asphyxiation or heart failure while being pinned to ...
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Five years after George Floyd’s death, body cams becoming the norm for police departments
Agencies are embracing the technology five years after George Floyd's death, though smaller towns are still the least likely ...