Alexandra Jaffe and Alan Fram13:37, May 26 2021
They mourned together and laughed together in the Oval Office, and spoke of what US President Joe Biden called “the hard reality that racism has long torn us apart”.
The first anniversary of George Floyd’s death was supposed to be a milestone moment in Washington, a time to mark the passage of a policing law to make criminal justice more just. Instead, Floyd’s family met with Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House to commemorate their loss and continue to push for legislation.
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Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, walks out of the West Wing door at the White House.