Remembering George Floyd: Devoted father, ‘gentle giant’
4 years, 7 months ago

Remembering George Floyd: Devoted father, ‘gentle giant’

Al Jazeera  

Friends and relatives pay tribute to the Black man who suffocated under the knee of a white policeman in Minneapolis. “Everybody loved my brother,” Philonise Floyd said on Tuesday, a day after the killing that sparked nationwide protests and growing demand for justice amid renewed accusations of systemic racism in the US. “He don’t hurt anybody.” The late 46-year-old moved to Minneapolis from his native Houston several years ago in hopes of finding work and starting a new life, according to Christopher Harris, Floyd’s lifelong friend. “Quiet personality but a beautiful spirit,” Donnell Cooper, one of Floyd’s former classmates said. “But he was a loving person … and he loved his daughter.” One of Floyd’s longtime friends, Stephen Jackson, became an NBA basketball star, but Floyd never let that change their friendship.

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George Floyd biopic Daddy Changed the World in the works
7 months, 2 weeks ago

George Floyd biopic Daddy Changed the World in the works

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy George Floyd, the 46-year-old man whose murder by a Minneapolis police …

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 …

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. “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 …

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.” …

For George Floyd, a complicated life and a notorious death
4 years, 7 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. “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 …

George Floyd To Be Buried Next To His Mother In Houston
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd To Be Buried Next To His Mother In Houston

NPR  

George Floyd To Be Buried Next To His Mother In Houston George Floyd, 46, will be laid to rest Tuesday in his hometown of Houston. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Houston, Texas - where today, George Floyd will be laid to rest. BURNETT: And, of course, we won't know whether George Floyd actually changed the world until protests are followed up with …

Crowds Gather For George Floyd's Memorial In Houston
4 years, 7 months ago

Crowds Gather For George Floyd's Memorial In Houston

NPR  

Crowds Gather For George Floyd's Memorial In Houston A crowd has gathered in Houston Monday to pay respects to George Floyd. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The city of Houston begins two days remembering and mourning George Perry Floyd Jr. Today his body lay in an open coffin in a megachurch for the public to pay respects. JOHN BURNETT, BYLINE: George Floyd …

Through tears, mother of George Floyd’s daughter demands justice
4 years, 7 months ago

Through tears, mother of George Floyd’s daughter demands justice

Al Jazeera  

Family says it wants world to remember Floyd as a good father, not just for the ‘horrible video’ of his final moments. If there’s a problem she’s having and she needs a dad, she does not have that any more.” Washington’s heartbreaking comments came more than one week after Floyd, an unarmed Black man, died after a white officer knelt …

Mother of George Floyd’s daughter says she wants justice for him
4 years, 7 months ago

Mother of George Floyd’s daughter says she wants justice for him

CNN  

Minneapolis CNN — The mother of George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter is calling for justice over his death. Derek Chauvin, a then-police officer seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. When Washington first learned about Floyd’s passing, she told CNN that she didn’t know how to tell …

George Floyd's brother says Donald Trump barely let him speak during their conversation
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd's brother says Donald Trump barely let him speak during their conversation

ABC  

As protests rage after the death of George Floyd, his brother has described the actions of police as a "modern-day lynching" and called for the police officers involved to be charged with first-degree murder. Key points: Philonise Floyd received a phone call from Donald Trump but said the US President barely let him speak He has called for the police …

This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd

CNN  

CNN — George Floyd moved to Minnesota for a fresh start — an opportunity to better himself and to be a better father. “Knowing my brother is to love my brother,” Philonise Floyd, George’s brother, told CNN’s Don Lemon. “He’s a gentle giant, he don’t hurt anybody.” Floyd, 46, died May 25 in the city he moved to for a …

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