Marking 5 years since death of George Floyd
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Following the death of George Floyd and everything that occurred afterwards, Minnesota sports figures question whether change has actually come.
Today, we honor and remember George Floyd. Five years ago, his death marked a turning point in our nation and sparked a global movement.'
Five years ago today, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after white police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground with his knee for 9 minutes and 29 seconds outside a corner store in Minneapolis. Floyd's death kicked off a global movement in response to anger at racial injustice and police brutality.
Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin took a trip to Minneapolis and spoke to the city's mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison and national civil rights attorney Ben Crump to reflect on how the city and nation have changed.
A man who tends the garden at the intersection where Floyd was murdered hopes something good can grow from painful memories.
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Daily Star on MSNGeorge Floyd murder five years on – supermarket boycott and killer cop's 'Trump pardon'It was five years ago today when cop, Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd whose last moments alive were witnessed by millions as he uttered the words: 'I can't breathe'