Underlying the emotional day, however, was the inability of Congress to meet the president’s deadline to advance police reform legislation by the anniversary of Floyd’s death.
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.
The US Embassy in Athens flew a BLM flag on Tuesday. Credit: Facebook/Michael PrintzosThe US Embassy in Athens flew a Black Lives Matter (BLM) banner on Tuesday, one year since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020.The killing of the 46-year-old father of five…