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George Floyd was a Houston native. The documentary will show the process of creating a sculpture dedicated to him, and the impact his death had on the world.
George Floyd was a Houston native. The documentary will show the process of creating a sculpture dedicated to him, and the impact his death had on the world.
/ Rowena Jesse, 62, touches a mural of George Floyd in Houston’s Third Ward on April 20, 2021, after Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of his murder. In Houston’s historically Black Third Ward Tuesday afternoon, a crowd gathered around George Floyd’s mural, where a black-and-white, winged image of Floyd is surrounded by a halo with the words: “Forever Breathing In Our Hearts.” But for the first time in almost a year, the mood outside the Scott Food Mart at 3341 Winbern St. was not one of grief, but of celebration: Derek Chauvin — the Minneapolis Police Offic...