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Photo Gallery: George Floyd’s murder shook Twin Cities five years ago
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin five years ago sparked outrage in the Twin Cities and ...
George Floyd’s legacy under siege as racial justice efforts lose ground, memorials removed
Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased ...
George Floyd remembered at 38th and Chicago with street festival in his name
It's an intersection known across the world, 38th and Chicago where George Floyd was murdered five years ago. The ...
AP PHOTOS: Looking back at 10 days in 2020 of fervent non-stop protests for George Floyd
As cellphone video documenting the last breaths of George Floyd spread across the internet, so did the collective outrage.
Ex-Minneapolis police chief reckons with his department’s record before George Floyd’s murder
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department ...
What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened ...
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George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. Why does misinformation about his death persist?
Two autopsies ruled Floyd’s death a homicide, but a false narrative quickly emerged: that Floyd died of a drug overdose. Five years later, despite ample evidence demonstrating police misconduct killed ...
The media tread lightly in marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
The noteworthy anniversary comes as newsrooms face a radically different political landscape as the Trump administration ...