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Fact checking right-wing media’s claims about George Floyd and Derek Chauvin
A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him. It is ...
The end of federal oversight and calls to pardon George Floyd’s convicted killer could undermine police reforms, Minneapolis leaders warn
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to ...
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 ...
Five years later, the fight over George Floyd Square continues
Several nonprofits are competing to redevelop the “People’s Way,” a defunct Speedway gas station that serves as the protest ...
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 ...
Did the George Floyd protests make long-lasting changes? Activists look back
Several North Jersey residents take a look back at the summer of 2020 when they were part of protests in the aftermath of George Floyd's death.
Ilhan Omar on George Floyd, 5 years later
This weekend marks five years since George Floyd ’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, a moment captured on video that ...
Five years after George Floyd: A police chief reflects
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Minneapolis' former police chief, Medaria Arradondo, as he reflects on the murder of George Floyd five years ago.
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George Floyd’s family lawyer thinks the path to justice is ‘more daunting than ever’
Five years ago, the murder of George Floyd by police sparked a nationwide protest movement. Today, Ben Crump, the lawyer who ...
George Floyd's daughter Gianna shares her life's purpose 5 years after her father's death
On May 25, 2020, 6-year-old Gianna Floyd's life changed forever when her father, George Floyd, was killed. She now speaks ...
Witnessing George Floyd's killing
How did the murder of George Floyd affect onlookers and online witnesses? Rev. Frenchye Magee, Professor Zinzi Bailey, and attorney Antonio Romanucci reflect on the response.