• George Floyd family meets Biden as Congress weighs police bill

    George Floyd family meets Biden as Congress weighs police bill

    May 25, 2021 08:20 PM EST

    ... put partisan politics aside and pass meaningful reform to hold police officers responsible who act outside of their oath to protect and defend,” he said. Floyd died on May 25, 2020 after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes, while Floyd repeatedly ...

  • In George Floyd's death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself

    In George Floyd's death, Michael Brown Sr. sees history repeat itself

    May 24, 2021 10:35 PM EST

    ... or better for our community. Judy Woodruff: Undoubtedly, there will be more of those conversations happening this week, and particularly tomorrow, on the anniversary of George Floyd's death.Members of the Floyd family will meet privately tomorrow with President Biden at the White House. We will have much more ...

  • WATCH: Q&A on police reform and the racial justice movement, one year after George Floyd’s killing

    WATCH: Q&A on police reform and the racial justice movement, one year after George Floyd’s killing

    May 24, 2021 08:33 PM EST

    In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, protesters across the country called for police reform and other changes to address systemic racism in the United States. A year later, what progress has been made? Where do the movements go from here? PBS NewsHour's Amna Nawaz ...

  • George Floyd's family holds rally and march in his memory

    George Floyd's family holds rally and march in his memory

    May 24, 2021 01:41 PM EST

    ... MORE: George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since thenThe George Floyd Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where Floyd was born, is hosting a series of events in Minneapolis this weekend and early next week to honor Floyd on the anniversary. Those events ...

  • George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since then

    George Floyd died last year. Here’s what has changed since then

    May 23, 2021 08:35 PM EST

    ... have to go to the state legislature.  Hari Sreenivasan: How are people there planning to mark this anniversary?  Fred de Sam Lazaro: The aftermath of George Floyd's killing has seen an explosion of artistic expression. There are murals and extraordinary artwork everywhere you go. And I think it's ...

  • Biden to host George Floyd's family at White House

    Biden to host George Floyd's family at White House

    May 21, 2021 11:41 PM EST

    ... on multiple charges stemming from Floyd's death. WATCH LIVE: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special Biden's plans to host Floyd's family come, however, as talks focused on the police reform bill named after Floyd — the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — have stalled ...

  • How George Floyd's image became an icon for artists and helped communities mourn

    How George Floyd's image became an icon for artists and helped communities mourn

    May 21, 2021 10:20 PM EST

    ... partnership with the Under-Told Stories Project at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Now, as we said, next week marks one year since George Floyd was killed, but what's changed in this year of protests and national racial reckoning? On Tuesday night, we hope you will join ...

  • WATCH: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special

    WATCH: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special

    May 21, 2021 09:49 PM EST

    One year after the police killing of George Floyd, where does America go from here? In the special “Race Matters: America after George Floyd,” PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff and our reporters talk to people and experts across the country about the lasting effects of systemic racism ...

  • The artist behind a George Floyd mural reflects on how it became a 'ubiquitous icon'

    The artist behind a George Floyd mural reflects on how it became a 'ubiquitous icon'

    May 13, 2021 06:43 PM EST

    ... ve ever had to think about this. I've been really careful of who I give permission with. I've been in contact with the Floyd family. And I've been really transparent with them about these situations. I've lived my entire life as a struggling artist, and here ...

  • Ruling on George Floyd's death paves way for longer sentence for Derek Chauvin

    Ruling on George Floyd's death paves way for longer sentence for Derek Chauvin

    May 12, 2021 03:56 PM EST

    ... that Floyd was in distress and stopped breathing, Chauvin continued to abuse his position of authority by not rendering aid. In finding that Chauvin treated Floyd with particular cruelty, Cahill wrote: “The slow death of George Floyd occurring over approximately six minutes of his positional asphyxia was particularly cruel in ...