'Racially insensitive' comments about George Floyd and police put teacher on leave While she admitted that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was “complicit” in Floyd’s death, she intimated that Chauvin’s actions were only a factor. By Adam Barnes | May 7, 2021 Protesters hold a sign in support of Black Lives Matter during the Commitment March on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network organized a march with families who lost loved ones to police brutality, calling for criminal justice reform and demanding changes to federal legislation against police misconduct. Today would mark the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington. Natasha Moustache/Getty Images