to re double their commitment to the alliance. we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may of last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our correspondent, david willis, in la says it s one of the largest sums of its kind. george floyd s death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest move
in london last week. another kidnapping in northern nigeria, this time dozens of students are taken from a college in kaduna state at gunpoint. and, turns out you re not seeing double researchers reveal there are more twins being born than ever before. we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may of last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of 27 million dollars for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. let s get
May 25, 2021
ABC
(MINNEAPOLIS) As mourners around the country observe the one-year mark of George Floyd’s death, family members, activists and scholars reflected on the legacy he left behind.
Floyd was 46 years old when he was killed by now-convicted murderer Derek Chauvin, a former officer with the Minneapolis Police Department. The moment was caught on video and went viral, sparking a racial reckoning across the U.S. that still reverberates today.
As part of ABC News’ primetime special “After Floyd: The Year that Shook the World A Soul of a Nation Special,” airing Tuesday, May 25 at 10 p.m. ET, several people spoke about how they believe Floyd will be remembered. Here’s what they had to say.
George Floyd holds up a Bible. (Resurrection Houston/Nijalon Dunn)
It s been another heavy news week in America with a rare guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd.
Last May, Floyd s death reignited the Black Lives Matter movement around the world. For those who knew Floyd, his loss hit close to home. George Floyd was a Christian who mentored young men in Houston s Third Ward before he moved to Minnesota.
Here & Now s Tonya Mosley speaks with
Patrick Ngwolo, lead pastor of Resurrection Houston, who knew Floyd as an ally and a friend, about the message he will deliver to church members on Sunday.