Marking 5 years since George Floyd's death
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After protests over state violence, news coverage tends to focus on negative stories that can delegitimize dissent. Over time, that often yields to more nuance.
The noteworthy anniversary comes as newsrooms face a radically different political landscape as the Trump administration targets civil rights.
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street.
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George Floyd Square five years laterFive years later after Floyd's death, we followed along with Minneapolis police on the beat at George Floyd Square to see how officers are trying to rebuild trust.
Five years ago this Sunday, Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd. His murder set off protests and riots across the country. Demonstrators called for sweeping changes to policing and remedies for what they described as systemic racism in law enforcement.
With the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's death approaching, Congress has yet to pass legislation to reform or abolish qualified immunity. The Supreme Court has declined to take up multiple cases challenging the doctrine.
It’s been almost five years since the world watched George Floyd beg for his life as a White police officer in Minneapolis knelt on the Black father’s neck for more than 9 minutes. Meanwhile ...
Conservative media outlets are rewriting the story; some of their claims are false or lacking context. A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him.