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One year ago today, police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis, kneeling on Floyd's neck as he called out, “I can't breathe.” A video of the incident made its way around the globe, prompting months-long protests and a national conversation about race and policing in America.
What is justice for George Floyd? We already know what it’s not: It’s not
nine minutes and 29 seconds of begging for his life with a knee on his neck. It’s not having the most vulnerable moment of his life go viral for millions of people who look and love like him to see and feel. It’s not having his character assassinated in the media and by the very people who killed him and lived to tell the story. It’s not almost 10 months of global advocacy followed by a month-long trial.