George Floyd
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020.[3] Derek Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for 9 minutes and 29 seconds which caused a lack of oxygen.[4] After his murder, protests against police brutality, especially towards black people, quickly spread across the United States and globally. His dying words, "I can't breathe," became a rallying slogan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil unrest against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_in_the_United_States
Protests continued in Portland in the aftermath of the 2020 United States presidential election,[8] as well as after the January 20, 2021 inauguration of Joe Biden. Protests also occurred near the ICE facility, and clashes occurred with police. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Portland,_Oregon
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