Biden: Floyd murder verdict a giant step forward
President Joe Biden says the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd is a step forward” in the fight against systemic racism. But he said it s not enough and called for swift police reform. (April 20) AP
George Floyd who are deserving of our continued love, strength, and support.
“For close to a year, millions across the globe joined the family in their righteous calls for justice, but true justice lies beyond a single verdict. Even after the entire world witnessed George Floyd’s life taken on film, more Black and Brown people lost their lives at the hands of law enforcement. Just days ago, another Black man,
Daunte Wright, was killed by a police officer just ten miles away from the courthouse where the Chauvin trial was taking place. A single verdict cannot bring justice for the Floyd family or the family of Daunte Wright who will forever shoulder the incomparable loss of a loved one.
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Biden calls Derek Chauvin verdict in George Floyd death ‘a giant step forward’
Updated Apr 20, 2021;
Posted Apr 20, 2021
Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and vice presidential running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, arrive to conduct their first press conference together in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2020. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward” for the nation in the fight against systemic racism. But he declared that “it’s not enough.”