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George Floyd Death Anniversary: How Black Lives Matter destroyed Democrats—and made America apathetic to dissent

IndiaTimes Monday, 26 May 2025
For those who need a trip down memory lane, on May 25, 2020, a white police officer in Minneapolis knelt on the neck of a Black man for over nine agonising minutes because a store clerk alleged he had used a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store. The horrifying footage, showing Floyd pleading for his life, calling for his mother, and then going still, became an enduring political image of our time, igniting both America and the world.
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News video: Commemorations begin for George Floyd, five years on

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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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