For George Floyd, a Complicated Life and Consequential Death
- On May 25, 2025, people gathered at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis to commemorate five years since George Floyd’s death.
- Floyd's murder in 2020, captured on video after a police officer knelt on his neck, triggered widespread protests addressing police violence and racial inequality.
- Floyd, a former high school athlete from Houston's Third Ward, served nearly five years in prison before moving to Minneapolis for work and mentoring others.
- Friends said Floyd made mistakes costing years of his life but was deeply proud of his roots, and relatives insisted, "No one can silence us anymore," during remembrance.
- The anniversary highlighted ongoing calls for justice and reform amid a challenging political climate and debates over the Black Lives Matter movement's impact.
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Five years after the death of George Floyd, there is hardly anything left of the former mass movement "Black Lives Matter". Under US President Trump, the mood has changed, the issue of racist police violence has faded.
On May 25, 2020, a Minneapolis policeman, Derek Chauvin, placed his knee on the neck of an African American lying on the ground, stopped with suspicion of dealing a counterfeit note. The video of those 9 minutes and 20 seconds shot by a student triggered oceanic demonstrations. Today the writings of those days have been erased. And not only
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