5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Backlash Takes Hold
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The infamous 8 minutes, 46 seconds (later revised by prosecutors to 9 minutes, 29 seconds) in which George Floyd, a Black American, lay dying under a white police officer’s knee in the streets of Minneapolis on May 25,
George Floyd, a Black man, died by the hands of a white police officer on May 25, 2020, which spurred Black Lives Matter demonstrations protesting
Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
Demonstrators hoped to reignite the conversation about racial justice and police accountability after the 2020 murder of Floyd by former officer Derek Chauvin.
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,
Washington’s Black Lives Matter Plaza stood as a place to mourn, celebrate, argue and ultimately renew the nation’s commitment to the fight for equality. Then, amid a recent shift in political winds and under intense federal pressure,
It’s unbelievable what happened here,” Reed said, sometimes through tears. “All those activists who claimed to be activists were only trying to gain fame off George
A mural reads "All Black Lives Matter" as part of an art installation Tuesday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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.