Marking 5 years since death of George Floyd
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Here are nine laws and policy changes by the Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz since Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, and a look at one that didn’t pass:
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.
Nine months into her job with the Le Sueur Police Department, activating a body-worn camera feels second nature to Janet Ireland.
It's an intersection known across the world, 38th and Chicago where George Floyd was murdered five years ago. The intersection was filled with people on Saturday and a street festival took over the space to honor his memory.
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Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department before the murder of George Floyd, which happened five years ago Sunday.