Members of George Floyd’s family have joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march to mark the first anniversary of his murder.
Hundreds of people gathered for the rally in front of the courthouse in Minneapolis where ex-police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of Mr Floyd’s murder a month ago, many carrying signs with pictures of Mr Floyd, Philando Castile and other black men killed by officers.
Minnesota governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and St Paul mayor Melvin Carter watched alongside a dozen of Mr Floyd’s family members as speakers called for justice for families of black men killed by police.
Mohamed Ibrahim May 24, 2021 - 2:06 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â Parents and siblings of Black men killed by police urged people during a discussion in the city where George Floyd was killed a year ago to join them in pursuing legal changes they say can make similar deaths less likely in the future.
The panel, convened Monday in Minneapolis and organized by the George Floyd Memorial Foundation founded by Floydâs sister Bridgett and moderated by prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson, was part of a series of events marking the one-year anniversary of Floydâs death.
Family members of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Daunte Wright and other Black men slain by police gathered for a discussion about the state of policing in the U.S. and racial inequities in the frequency of fatal encounters with law enforcement. Daunte Wright
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death.
Hundreds of people gathered for the rally in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where the Chauvin trial concluded a month ago, many carrying signs with pictures of Floyd, Philando Castile and other Black men killed by police.
The death of George Floyd happened a year ago tomorrow, May 25, 2020. That was Memorial Day last year. In some ways it seems like longer than a year and in others it seems like it just happened. There has been so much unrest following that incident and there has been so much of seeing people rally together since that day.
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George Floyd s family organized a march yesterday, to mark the day.
Since the death of George Floyd, the dying statement from Floyd of I can t breathe became a statement that was heard and seen on signs around the world. It also became a storyline for a few drama TV shows in recent weeks and months.