3-day George Floyd commemoration to feature rally, day of action and celebration
By FOX 9 Staff
(FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Over three consecutive days at the end of May, the George Floyd Memorial Foundation will host a series of events to commemorate Floyd’s death.
Floyd died on Memorial Day 2020 during an arrest by Minneapolis police officers. Now-fired officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder in the case in April 2021.
Starting Sunday, May 23 and ending Tuesday, May 25, the foundation will host what they are calling a series of positive community events, focused in Minneapolis.
Sunday, May 23: Peaceful rally and march
From Raleigh to Fayetteville, reaction pours in after Chauvin found guilty in George Floyd s death
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Reaction poured in from George Floyd s native Fayetteville to Raleigh and across the state on Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin I appreciate the jury s work for justice, Gov. Roy Cooper said in a tweet. George Floyd s death shouldn t have happened and we must continue to work to bring positive change to our state and country.
I appreciate the jury’s work for justice. George Floyd’s death shouldn’t have happened and we must continue to work to bring positive change to our state and country. - RC Governor Roy Cooper (@NC Governor) April 20, 2021
George Floydâs cousin: âBurden liftedâ with Chauvin conviction
George Floyd s cousin, Shareeduh Tate talks to 41 Action News about hearing the guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â One day after
Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder, a member of George Floyd s family shared her reaction to the verdict Wednesday with 41 Action News.
Chauvin is the former Minneapolis officer who was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after kneeling on Floyd s neck for 9 1/2 minutes last summer, which led to his death and touched off weeks of protests across the country.