For George Floyd, a complicated life and a notorious death
4 years, 6 months ago

For George Floyd, a complicated life and a notorious death

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Years before a bystander’s video of George Floyd’s last moments turned his name into a global cry for justice, Floyd trained a camera on himself. “I’ve got my shortcomings and my flaws,” Floyd says in one video, addressing young men in his neighborhood. “And when he got out of that, I think the Lord greatly impacted his heart.” ___ Floyd’s mother, a single parent, moved the family from North Carolina to Houston when he was 2. “He just wasn’t going to ball up and act like he wanted to fight you.” On the basketball court, Floyd won attention from George Walker, coach at what is now South Florida State College. Floyd, he said, “was like a superhero.” ___ Floyd, too, dabbled in music, occasionally rapping with Robert Earl Davis Jr. -- better known as DJ Screw, whose mixtapes helped chart Houston as a hotbed of hip-hop.

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Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice
1 year, 7 months ago

Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world, looked to many observers like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing. Now, three years since Floyd’s murder, proponents of federal actions — such as banning chokeholds and changing the so-called qualified immunity protections …

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder
2 years, 2 months ago

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder

The Independent  

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City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops
2 years, 2 months ago

City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Inside the Minneapolis Police Academy’s sprawling campus on the city’s north side, six people sat soberly and listened to a handful of officers and city officials make their pitch about joining an understaffed department that is synonymous with the murder of George Floyd. “Our city needs more police officers,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in August, while presenting …

Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd
2 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice. Floyd’s brother Terrence was among family members to attend as a commemorative street sign marked the corner of 38th Street and Chicago …

When and how did George Floyd die?
2 years, 7 months ago

When and how did George Floyd die?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Joe Biden marked the second anniversary of …

Vigil and rally set Wednesday for 2nd anniversary of George Floyd’s death
2 years, 7 months ago

Vigil and rally set Wednesday for 2nd anniversary of George Floyd’s death

LA Times  

Mourners gather at a tribute to George Floyd in Minneapolis at the site of his death. A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd’s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday’s second anniversary of his killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Activists planned the vigil, along with a rally at the governor’s …

Review: How George Floyd became an icon for Americans
2 years, 7 months ago

Review: How George Floyd became an icon for Americans

Associated Press  

“His Name is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice,” by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa Two Americas collided in the few minutes that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into the neck of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, after a shopkeeper complained that the 6-foot-6 Floyd had passed a counterfeit $20 bill …

United States jury finds three ex-cops involved in George Floyd's death guilty
2 years, 10 months ago

United States jury finds three ex-cops involved in George Floyd's death guilty

India TV News  

Highlights At least 3 former police officers of Minneapolis were found guilty by a federal jury on Feb 24 They were found accused of violating civil rights of George Floyd Jury found that Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao all deprived Floyd of his right to care At least three former police officers of Minneapolis, the US state …

George Floyd death: 3 former Minneapolis police officers found guilty of violating his civil rights
2 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd death: 3 former Minneapolis police officers found guilty of violating his civil rights

CNN  

St. Paul, Minnesota CNN — Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by a federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday. They added that the verdicts should serve as an example of why police departments “should expand and prioritize instruction on an officer’s duty to …

Prosecutor: Officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as George Floyd died
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutor: Officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as George Floyd died

Al Jazeera  

The defence says Floyd’s death was a tragedy but that does not make it a crime. Three police officers sat by and “chose to do nothing” when their colleague knelt on George Floyd’s neck leading to his death in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2020, a United States federal prosecutor said during closing arguments in their trial. All three pleaded not …

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said
2 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said

CNN  

CNN — Defense attorneys rested their case Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former officers involved in George Floyd’s death. Left to right: J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao All three former officers will face a state trial later this year on charges of aiding and abetting in Floyd’s murder. “He started shaking very violently.” In …

George Floyd: Prosecutors To Show Cops Violated Victim's Rights
2 years, 11 months ago

George Floyd: Prosecutors To Show Cops Violated Victim's Rights

News 18  

Witness testimony will get underway in earnest Tuesday at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by pressing his knee into the Black man’s neck as he lay facedown, handcuffed and gasping for air. Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent most of Monday laying …

George Floyd death: Civil rights trial opens for accused ex-cops
2 years, 11 months ago

George Floyd death: Civil rights trial opens for accused ex-cops

Al Jazeera  

Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights did nothing to intervene as fellow officer Derek Chauvin pinned the Black man’s neck to the street, a prosecutor told jurors on Monday, as the ex-officers’ federal trial began. She said video captured how Kueng at times seemed more preoccupied with some gravel lodged in the tire of …

Four ex-cops accused in George Floyd’s death plead not guilty
3 years, 3 months ago

Four ex-cops accused in George Floyd’s death plead not guilty

Al Jazeera  

During his arrest, Floyd repeatedly said he could not breathe as officers pinned him to the street. Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights pleaded not guilty to the federal charges against them. The federal indictment alleges Chauvin violated Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and unreasonable force by a police officer. Kueng, …

‘We’re gonna stay strong': Floyd family reacts to sentence
3 years, 6 months ago

‘We’re gonna stay strong': Floyd family reacts to sentence

Associated Press  

Some of George Floyd’s family members on Friday called Derek Chauvin’s 22 1/2-year sentence for murder in his death insufficient, while others expressed optimism that it would be an impetus for change. One of Floyd’s brothers, Rodney Floyd, called the sentence a “slap on the wrist.” “We’ve suffered a life sentence for not having him in our life, and that …

'We're gonna stay strong': Floyd family reacts to sentence
3 years, 6 months ago

'We're gonna stay strong': Floyd family reacts to sentence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some of George Floyd s …

‘Miss you.’ Floyd’s daughter speaks at Chauvin’s sentencing
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Miss you.’ Floyd’s daughter speaks at Chauvin’s sentencing

Associated Press  

George Floyd’s 7-year-old daughter shared what she wished she could tell her late father in a video shown ahead of Derek Chauvin’s sentencing. “I miss you and I love you,” Gianna Floyd said in the video when asked what she would say to her dad. Gianna Floyd’s video interview was played in court Friday during the sentencing hearing for Chauvin, …

Floyd’s brother: ‘My family has been given a life sentence’
3 years, 6 months ago

Floyd’s brother: ‘My family has been given a life sentence’

Associated Press  

George Floyd’s brothers asked a judge Friday to impose a harsh sentence against the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in his death. “On behalf of me and my family, we seek the maximum penalty,” Terrence Floyd said in delivering one of four victim impact statements during Derek Chauvin’s sentencing hearing. That’s basically reliving it all over …

Black Lives Matter: Cop who killed George Floyd gets 22.5 years in prison
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Lives Matter: Cop who killed George Floyd gets 22.5 years in prison

India Today  

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the US in generations. COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS Former police officer Derek Chauvin broke his long courtroom silence Friday as he faced sentencing for the murder of …

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt
3 years, 7 months ago

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt

News 18  

Minneapolis police said they responded on Tuesday to reports of shots fired near the intersection where George Floyd died exactly a year ago, with one person suffering a gunshot wound that appeared not to be life-threatening. Officers responded to reports of gunfire sounds and a car fleeing the scene two blocks from what has become known as George Floyd square, …

‘Your legacy will last forever': Leaders, celebs mark George Floyd’s death anniversary
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Your legacy will last forever': Leaders, celebs mark George Floyd’s death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

People around the world on Tuesday marked the first death anniversary of George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, US. George Floyd’s death became a watershed moment in American history with a rejuvenated Black Lives Matter movement. While police brutality against people of colour, especially those from the Black community, has been …

George Floyd death anniversary marked by marches and memorials
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd death anniversary marked by marches and memorials

CNN  

CNN — As the nation honored the life of George Floyd with memorial events and marches, Floyd’s family and supporters said they have been encouraged by the progress made in the year since he was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. “And they’ve had to relive that pain and grief each and every time those horrific 9 minutes and 29 …

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death. Hundreds of people gathered for the rally Sunday in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where former police …

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory

LA Times  

Artist Dennis Owes, 31, from Ghana, puts the finishing touches on his portrait of George Floyd during a rally on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones in police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of …

Silence, then cheers: Relief washes over George Floyd Square
3 years, 8 months ago

Silence, then cheers: Relief washes over George Floyd Square

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — There was quiet, just for a moment, as hundreds of people standing in the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue crowded in to listen to the news. In the place now known as George Floyd Square, a spot that millions around the world have seen in videos shot by bystanders during Floyd’s arrest, there was relief. “It …

Guilty verdicts in Floyd’s death bring joy — and wariness
3 years, 8 months ago

Guilty verdicts in Floyd’s death bring joy — and wariness

Associated Press  

London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd’s murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted. It’s already hard as it is as a Black man in today’s society,” said Williams, standing with a date in …

For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death
3 years, 8 months ago

For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Years before a bystander’s video of George Floyd’s last moments turned his name into a global cry for justice, Floyd trained a camera on himself. “He just wasn’t going to ball up and act like he wanted to fight you.” On the basketball court, Floyd’s height and strength won attention from George Walker, a former assistant coach at …

Activist: Convictions In George Floyd's Death Could Represent 'A Huge Paradigm Shift'
3 years, 8 months ago

Activist: Convictions In George Floyd's Death Could Represent 'A Huge Paradigm Shift'

NPR  

Activist: Convictions In George Floyd's Death Could Represent 'A Huge Paradigm Shift' Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The murder conviction of Derek Chauvin could represent "a huge paradigm shift," if three other Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd's death are also convicted, says Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and activist in Minneapolis. …

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
3 years, 8 months ago

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, who …

George Floyd Death Was 'Murder, Not Policing', 9 Mins of 'Shocking Abuse of Authority': Prosecutor
3 years, 8 months ago

George Floyd Death Was 'Murder, Not Policing', 9 Mins of 'Shocking Abuse of Authority': Prosecutor

News 18  

Jurors on Monday began mulling the fate of the white ex-Minneapolis policeman accused of killing African-American George Floyd, a death that sparked a nationwide reckoning on racism and which prosecutors called a “shocking abuse of authority”. “You must be absolutely fair,” Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said in his final instructions to the 12-member jury hearing the case against former …

In life, George Floyd struggled to find his place. In death, everyone knows his name
3 years, 8 months ago

In life, George Floyd struggled to find his place. In death, everyone knows his name

The Telegraph  

His name has been on the lips of protesters everywhere chanting that black lives matter; it has become a global rallying call, a byword for racial injustice and police brutality. George Floyd, a black man killed with a white policeman’s knee on his neck, has become a parable in America’s aching racial story that has resonated far beyond Minnesota. A …

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob?
3 years, 8 months ago

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob?

Associated Press  

To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched George Floyd ’s body go still were regular people — a firefighter, a mixed martial arts fighter, a high school student and her 9-year-old cousin in a T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Love” — going about their daily lives when they happened upon the ghastly scene of an officer kneeling on a man’s …

Expert says cop was justified in pinning down George Floyd
3 years, 8 months ago

Expert says cop was justified in pinning down George Floyd

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because he kept struggling, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department. Taking the stand at Chauvin’s murder trial, Barry Brodd, a former Santa Rosa, California, officer, stoutly defended Chauvin’s actions, …

Doctor Says George Floyd Had 'Exceptionally Strong Heart,' Undercutting Defense
3 years, 8 months ago

Doctor Says George Floyd Had 'Exceptionally Strong Heart,' Undercutting Defense

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A cardiologist testified in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial Monday that George Floyd had an “exceptionally strong heart,” undermining the defense claim that preexisting heart issues played a major role in Floyd’s death. And those low oxygen levels were induced by the prone restraint and positional asphyxiation that he was subjected to.” He added that …

George Floyd autopsy doctor stands by homicide ruling
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd autopsy doctor stands by homicide ruling

Al Jazeera  

The medical examiner who performed the autopsy testified in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide testified Friday that the way police held him down and compressed his neck “was just more than Mr Floyd could take”, given the condition of his heart. Dr Andrew Baker, the …

George Floyd: Investigator in Derek Chauvin case changes mind about what Floyd said in video
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd: Investigator in Derek Chauvin case changes mind about what Floyd said in video

CNN  

CNN — The special agent who led the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigation into George Floyd’s death struggled to make sense of a short phrase Floyd said last May as Derek Chauvin kneeled on him. Pool The LAPD use-of-force expert testified Wednesday that Chauvin used “deadly force” by holding his knee on Floyd’s neck and back for more than …

Child, teen witnesses relive trauma of Floyd’s killing in court
3 years, 9 months ago

Child, teen witnesses relive trauma of Floyd’s killing in court

Al Jazeera  

First week of trial over George Floyd’s death saw raw, riveting testimony from four teens and a nine-year-old girl. Of the 19 people who testified in the first week of the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 10 were bystanders on the scene as Black American George Floyd died. “Big tragedies like the death of George Floyd …

‘I thought he was dead’: Paramedic says of George Floyd
3 years, 9 months ago

‘I thought he was dead’: Paramedic says of George Floyd

Al Jazeera  

Floyd’s girlfriend and paramedics who tried to revive him testify in murder trial of Derek Chauvin. A paramedic who came to the scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota last May said he thought George Floyd “was dead” when he arrived he told a US jury Thursday in the trial of the former police officer accused of murder and manslaughter in the death. …

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob
3 years, 9 months ago

2 views of Floyd onlookers: Desperate to help, or angry mob

Associated Press  

To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched George Floyd’s body go still were regular people — a firefighter, a mixed martial arts fighter, a high school student and her 9-year-old cousin in a T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Love” — going about their daily lives when they happened upon the ghastly scene of an officer kneeling on a man’s neck. …

Minneapolis cashier tells jury Floyd was chatty, appeared ‘high’
3 years, 9 months ago

Minneapolis cashier tells jury Floyd was chatty, appeared ‘high’

Al Jazeera  

A cashier who was one of the last people to speak with George Floyd before his deadly arrest on May 25 last year has testified at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in the US city of Minneapolis that Floyd appeared to be high on drugs but was able to make friendly conversation. Silent security-camera video played for the jury shows Floyd …

Teen Witnesses Who Recorded George Floyd's Arrest Testify In Derek Chauvin Trial
3 years, 9 months ago

Teen Witnesses Who Recorded George Floyd's Arrest Testify In Derek Chauvin Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The second day of witness testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, brought emotional statements from four young eyewitnesses, including a 9-year-old girl. Frazier said she saw Floyd “terrified, scared, begging for his life” as Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck. Because they are all Black.. And I …

George Floyd case: Jurors shown video footage at ex-police officer's trial
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd case: Jurors shown video footage at ex-police officer's trial

India Today  

The video of George Floyd gasping for breath was essentially Exhibit A as the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who pressed his knee on the deceased’s neck went on trial on Monday on charges of murder and manslaughter. Derek Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson countered by arguing: “Derek Chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do over his …

George Floyd’s death more than a case and a cause, his brother says as he watches Derek Chauvin trial
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd’s death more than a case and a cause, his brother says as he watches Derek Chauvin trial

CNN  

CNN — Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, says it has been an “emotional roller-coaster” sitting in the courtroom for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. “To everybody else, it was a case and a cause,” Floyd told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Tuesday morning when he appeared with family attorney Benjamin Crump. Crump told Camerota that …

Prosecutor: Chauvin’s knee on Floyd was ‘grinding and crushing’
3 years, 9 months ago

Prosecutor: Chauvin’s knee on Floyd was ‘grinding and crushing’

Al Jazeera  

The defence and prosecution give opening statements in the trial of the police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Blackwell showed an image of the arrest taken on a mobile phone, which showed Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck, “grinding and crushing him until the very breath”. Elizondo said the video of Floyd’s death “is going to be key in the …

George Floyd's Family And Lawyers Take A Knee, Call For Justice As Trial Begins
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd's Family And Lawyers Take A Knee, Call For Justice As Trial Begins

NPR  

George Floyd's Family And Lawyers Take A Knee, Call For Justice As Trial Begins Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Moments before the start of the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, members of Floyd's family and legal team gathered outside the courthouse to call for accountability and systemic …

Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say
3 years, 9 months ago

Floyd spurred broad push for change globally, activists say

Associated Press  

Richard Wallace had seen it all before, and he wasn’t hopeful. “George Floyd has taken systemic racism from personal problem to America’s issue,” Wallace said. “Having the Black Lives movement embraced the way it was in this country was painfully healing, because it’s not nice to have an occasion like the tragic death of George Floyd be the reason for …

George Floyd death: Minneapolis authorities to pay family $27 million to settle lawsuit
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd death: Minneapolis authorities to pay family $27 million to settle lawsuit

Firstpost  

Minneapolis: The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay USD 27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, even as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. Crump, in a prepared statement, said it was the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever, and “sends a powerful …

Floyd family agrees to $27M settlement amidst ex-cop’s trial
3 years, 9 months ago

Floyd family agrees to $27M settlement amidst ex-cop’s trial

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. Floyd family attorney Ben Crump called it the largest pretrial settlement ever for a civil rights claim, and thanked city …

George Floyd: 'Gentle giant' who became symbol of fight against racism
3 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd: 'Gentle giant' who became symbol of fight against racism

Hindustan Times  

His name is chanted by demonstrators around the globe. "We didn't have a whole lot, but we always had each other," his cousin Shareeduh Tate said during a memorial gathering last year in Minneapolis. In the 1990s, he threw himself into Houston's hip-hop circuit under the name of "Big Floyd," where he enjoyed some success. Floyd moved to Minneapolis in …

Houston mural honoring George Floyd is unveiled in front of his high school alma mater
3 years, 11 months ago

Houston mural honoring George Floyd is unveiled in front of his high school alma mater

CNN  

CNN — Houston, Texas, leaders unveiled a two-block mural Saturday, dedicated to George Floyd and located directly in front of his alma mater, Jack Yates High School. “We come to celebrate the life and legacy of our hometown hero, Mr. George Floyd,” Carl Davis, chairman for the Houston Society for Change, said during the dedication ceremony over the weekend. Davis …

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