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George Floyd did not die of drug overdose. Why does misinformation persist about his death?
Two autopsies ruled Floyd’s death a homicide, but a false counternarrative quickly emerged that persists years later.
DEI was seen as a light in the darkness of George Floyd's murder; now it’s in the shadows
The killing, in which Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, highlighted longstanding issues of racial injustice, excessive use of force by law ...
MAGA Melts Down Over Basketball Tribute to George Floyd
MAGA loyalists raged after George Floyd was honored at a WNBA game ahead of the five-year anniversary of his death. The ...
George Floyd remembered for changing policing, Rev. Al Sharpton says
Family members of George Floyd, Reverend Al Sharpton, and civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, marked the anniversary of his death ...
In Springfield, a vigil to remember George Floyd and to urge protection of eroding reforms
The group held the vigil on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's murder outside the proposed site of a new Target store on ...
Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department ...