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George Floyd: Minneapolis, St. Paul events mark his death, community response
Sunday, May 25, from 12 to 8 p.m. at Phelps Field Park, 701 E. 39th St., Minneapolis, the organization hosts the Justice for ...
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George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist?
On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, who was Black, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes during an arrest. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted on murder ...
What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened ...
Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department ...
The media tread lightly in marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
The noteworthy anniversary comes as newsrooms face a radically different political landscape as the Trump administration ...
George Floyd musical tribute poet warns of 'worse' racial tensions five years after the murder
Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in ...
Uncle of George Floyd speaks at State House rally five years after nephew’s murder
Even after nationwide protests following his nephew’s killing, and federal and state legislation banning chokeholds and ...
Fact checking right-wing media’s claims about George Floyd and Derek Chauvin
A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him. It is ...