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George Floyd’s family visited Washington Tuesday to mourn with Biden and prod Congress to act as they commemorate the loss of their brother, father and son one year ago.
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Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, raises his fist to supporters from inside a vehicle after speaking with broadcaster Roland Martin at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) May 25, 2021 - 5:28 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) â They mourned together and laughed together in the Oval Office â and spoke of what President Joe Biden called âthe hard reality that racism has long torn us apart.â
The first anniversary of George Floydâs 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, Floydâs family met with Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Tuesday to commemorate their loss and continue to push for legislation.
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Maxine Waters has penned an editorial in which she maintains that critics are targeting her in a “blatant distortion of the truth.”
Waters attended a peaceful rally Saturday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota to show her support in the fight against police brutality. When asked what protesters should do if there wasn’t a conviction, she responded: “We got to stay on the street. And we’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational.”
Rep. Maxine Waters gathers with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Rayburn Room to watch the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)