George Floyd, Black Lives Matter
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Washington’s Black Lives Matter Plaza stood as a place to mourn, celebrate, argue and ultimately renew the nation’s commitment to the fight for equality. Then, amid a recent shift in political winds and under intense federal pressure,
Demonstrators hoped to reignite the conversation about racial justice and police accountability after the 2020 murder of Floyd by former officer Derek Chauvin.
On May 25, 2020, the killing of George Floyd led to what is considered the largest protest movement in United States history and a conversation on racism and policing. Floyd, a Black man, died after Derek Chauvin,
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Audacy on MSNBlack Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racismBlack Lives Matter street murals appeared across the U.S. following police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. The artworks came with a nationwide reckoning on police brutality and racism prompted by mass protests.
Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.
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Americans on Sunday mark five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism.
In a guest column, Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone reflects on leading a large law enforcement division — and holding a Black Lives Matter sign — in the days
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Atlanta Black Star on MSN‘The Nasty Things Bad People Say’: George Floyd’s Daughter Endures Cruel Taunts From Classmates—Five Years After His Death, the Hate Lives OnThe name that rallied millions to unite in a global call for racial justice is now being turned against the little girl who believed her father’s death at
The terror suspect accused of killing two Israeli embassy staff flaunted his support for Hamas online and attended Black Lives Matter protests.