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Latest news and comment on the death of George Floyd

May 2022

  • Thomas Lane. Minnesota’s top prosecutor said he was pleased Lane had ‘accepted responsibility in Mr Floyd’s death’.

    Former police officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd killing

  • The cast and creatives behind Claudia Rankine’s The White Card pose on stage.

    Footage of racist violence traumatises black children, says author

April 2022

  • Martin Gugino lays on the ground in Buffalo, New York<br>SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protester, lays on the ground after he was shoved by two Buffalo, New York, police officers during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Niagara Square in Buffalo, New York, U.S., June 4, 2020. Picture taken June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jamie Quinn

    Buffalo police cleared over pushing 75-year-old George Floyd protester

    Arbitrator says Martin Gugino, who fell and hit his head after shove by two officers, was acting erratically

March 2022

  • A woman walks past a boarded up Apple store that has been painted with a mural of George Floyd's likeness and the names of others killed by police.

    ‘No progress’ since George Floyd: US police killing three people a day

  • David aDavid Harewood: ‘I took all the uncomfortable truths I had learned early on in the pandemic and put them into a book.’>Actor David Harewood at Brunswick House, Vauxhall, London, UK. 'My psyche was saying something wasn't right' : Homeland actor David Harewood on life with psychosis. © Rii Schroer / eyevine Contact eyevine for more information about using this image: T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709 E: info@eyevine.com http://www.eyevine.com

    Two years on: the legacy of lockdown
    David Harewood on the legacy of lockdown: We are watching the world around us unravel

February 2022

  • One year anniversary of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis<br>Electric and LED candles bearing the names of people killed by police illuminate the fist sculpture as people gather at the George Floyd Square to commemorate the first anniversary of Floyd's death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Three ex-officers found guilty on federal charges in George Floyd killing

  • B-Boy championships in London.

    Kabul to California: how the ‘hip-hop family’ mobilised for young Afghans

  • BLM sign

    British BLM group closes down after police infiltration attempt

  • The three junior officers are also accused of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin from murdering Floyd.

    ‘Excited delirium’ emerges as key issue in trial of officers accused over George Floyd death

January 2022

  • The City of Fort Bragg (pictured here in 2002) commissioned a citizen group to examine the possibility of changing its name in light of last year’s protests against racial inequality and police brutality.

    California city to retain Confederate general’s name after year of debate

    The commission made a list of recommendations ‘to correct historical wrongs in the area’
  • Black Lives Matter supporters and others march across the Brooklyn Bridge to honor George Floyd.

    Trial begins of three ex-police officers present at George Floyd murder

    Opening arguments commence in the federal trial of Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane
  • Illustration : Klawe Rzeczy

    The Audio Long Read
    What Covid taught us about racism – and what we need to do now – podcast

    We were told coronavirus didn’t discriminate, but it didn’t need to – society had already done that for us. But there is a path to a fairer future if we want it

December 2021

  • Workers Take The Knee In Support Of George Floyd One Year On From His Murder<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 25: People gather in Windrush Square, Brixton to hear speeches and mark the first anniversary of the death go George Floyd on May 25, 2021 in London, England. Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) and the TUC union federation support anti-racists across Britain to take the knee marking the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd. Floyd, an American black man was killed by police in the US state of Minnesota, his death spurred the Black Lives Matter movement in the US, UK and across the globe. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

    Support the fight against racism and inequality

    Letters: Martin Wright, Prof Andrew Pilkington and Mary Robertson respond to a long read by Gary Younge
  • Greg Abbott<br>FILE - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference along the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Political observers are watching whether Abbott will posthumously pardon George Floyd for a 2004 arrest before the end of the year. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

    Texas governor Greg Abbott stays silent on whether he will pardon George Floyd

    Parole board unanimously recommended pardon for 2004 drug arrest by ex-officer whose work is no longer trusted by prosecutors

    • Police sued over death of Oakland man that drew comparisons to George Floyd

    • Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to civil rights charges in killing of George Floyd

    • Derek Chauvin expected to plead guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights

November 2021

  • FILE PHOTO: Voters split over whether abolish police department, in Minneapolis<br>FILE PHOTO: A “Yes on 2” yard sign stands in a front yard ahead of the November 2nd vote on the future of the police department in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., October 28, 2021. Picture taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nicole Neri/File Photo

    Minneapolis votes on whether to replace police department

    Future of policing is on the ballot in the city where Floyd’s death in May 2020 launched a nationwide reckoning on racial justice

October 2021

  • A protester held a “guilty” sign outside the courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Derek Chauvin was on trial.

    ‘I had a big gasp’: George Floyd jurors speak on the trial, the video and the verdict

  • NYC Protest 5.29.20 -19

    My best shot
    An arrest at the George Floyd protests: Mel D Cole’s best photograph

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