It has been five years since the death of George Floyd shook the world and ignited a wave of racial justice protests across the globe. The Black Lives Matter movement surged into mainstream consciousness after footage of Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin went viral.But alongside the public outcry and push for […]
Ilhan Omar condemns the brutal murder of George Floyd On the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said his murder should never be forgotten and neither should the urgent need to reform America’s criminal justice system.In a series of posts on social media, Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, said, […]
When George Floyd died under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin five years ago, the outrage was swift and widespread. Republicans and Democrats, police chiefs and civil rights activists, media houses and corporate executives all agreed: it was horrific.“It’s police brutality, obviously,” said conservative commentator Ben Shapiro at the time.Today, that consensus lies […]
A person holds a sign during a march remembering George Floyd (AP) MINNEAPOLIS: 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.Floyd’s deadly arrest on May 25, 2020 helped launch the black lives matter movement into a […]
