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By Sandrine Lungumbu
image captionDerek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts after a three-week trial
The now-infamous video showing George Floyd s final moments shone a glaring spotlight on racism and police brutality against black people.
For some, the rare conviction in the US of white police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of a black man proves that justice has been served.
But for many people, it s not so simple.
Toni, a 28-year-old camera operator, heard April s verdict from his hotel room after a long day of location shooting for work. I can t really describe the feeling, but it was certainly not celebratory, he says. It s ironic that it felt more like a massive sigh of relief, a deep breath.
Anniversaire du meurtre de George Floyd : rien à célébrer
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George Floyd anniversary: Derek Chauvin conviction nothing to celebrate
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Following in Stacey Abrams s footsteps, these Spelman College students are rallying young people to vote in Georgia Senate runoffs Inyoung Choi Stacey Abrams, Nia Dumas, Deja Mason, Aiyana Edwards In a few days, the Georgia runoff elections on January 5 will decide what party takes control of the US Senate. When Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia since 1992, many attributed the flip to Stacey Abrams. Business Insider spoke to students at Spelman College, a top HBCU based in Atlanta, who described how their alumna Abrams inspired them to rally young voters to turn out for the runoff elections.