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George Floyd's Legacy: 5 Years After Killing Sparked Nationwide Protests

Upworthy Sunday, 25 May 2025 ()
Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. 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…
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News video: Commemorations begin for George Floyd, five years on

Commemorations begin for George Floyd, five years on 02:13

The family of George Floyd will on May 25 mark five years since he was killed by a US police officer, in a political climate soured by President Donald Trump's backtracking of reforms designed to tackle racism. Outrage over Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter into one of the...

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