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Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.
George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis sparked protests, civil unrest and calls for police reform across the country. Five years later, FOX 9 examines what has –and hasn’t – changed since May 25, 2020.
Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from breaking through in city's approach to policing.
Fox Television Stations will premiere a one-hour special called After George Floyd. The show is produced by Fox 9 Minneapolis and will look into what has or hasn’t changed since George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked protests,
Spectrum News Spectrum News' local news channel, Spectrum News 1 in North Carolina, will air George Floyd: 5 Years Later on May 28 at 8 p.m. ET. Hosted by Spectrum News 1 political anchor Tim Boyum, the special will look back at Floyd’s death, the events that followed, and efforts to create societal change.
Jeanette Rupert, Jeanelle Austin and Butchy Austin grew up around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis and all took action in different ways following the murder of George Floyd. They shared with MPR News how their activism has impacted them and their communities in the time since.
Even after nationwide protests following his nephew’s killing, and federal and state legislation banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants, police misconduct continues to be too high, Selwyn Jones said.
Five years after the corner where George Floyd was killed became the epicenter of a national protest movement, the future of the site is unsettled.
Angela Harrelson was Floyd’s closest relative in Minnesota. She’s dedicated the past five years to gathering community so that we may never forget.
George Floyd's uncle visits Boston to advocate for police reform, coinciding with the DOJ retracting police overhaul settlements.
The current and former chiefs of the Minneapolis Police Department are pushing back on efforts to rewrite history five years after the murder of George Floyd.