“A year ago, today I witnessed a murder. The victim’s name was George Floyd.”
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A burning city fueled our forward movement
One year ago, I watched the city I live in suddenly disappear. I watched generations of pain, hurt and trauma promptly move to action at the sight of one eight-minute and forty-five-second video.
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George Floyd did—and—did not change the world
The murder of George Floyd on a street corner in South Minneapolis a year ago this week has changed everything in America, and it has changed absolutely nothing.
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One year later: events to honor the life and death of George Floyd (updated)
This weekend, events will take place in the Twin Cities and across the nation to commemorate the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death.