5-year anniversary of George Floyd's death
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In the Houston housing project where he grew up, George Floyd was respected as a man who spoke from hard, but hardly extraordinary, experience.
When George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis under a police officer's bent knee, it sent shockwaves more than 1,200 miles away in Houston. Floyd grew up in Houston's Third Ward, and his death sparked not only outcries for change,
The spirit of the movement has endured, but the broader zeal for reforms has been tempered by a shifting political climate on public safety.
Five years after the mass protests of 2020, the LAPD's aggressive handling of demonstrations remains controversial — and costly.
Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.
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Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department before the murder of George Floyd, which happened five years ago Sunday.