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OPINION / VIEWPOINT By Xin Ping Published: May 26, 2021 08:06 PM A visitor attends the free public art exhibit Justice for George: Messages from the People at Phelps Field Park near George Floyd Memorial Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the US. Photo: AFPMay 25 marks the first anniversary of George Floyd s murder. A long and painful year passed, yet what has and has not changed in the US? The unprecedented mass protests Black Lives Matter last year have driven the Biden administration to pledge to overhaul American policing laws. To make a gesture, President Biden called on the Congress to pass a major police reform bill ahead of this year s anniversary. While congressional negotiations are still in the process and far from yielding any concrete results, the Floyd tragedy keeps repeating itself across the nation. Lindani Myeni s death last month, for instance, has triggered the outrage of another country. ....
OPINION / OBSERVER By Li Qingqing Published: May 24, 2021 09:53 PM A visitor attends the free public art exhibit Justice for George: Messages from the People at Phelps Field Park near George Floyd Memorial Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the US on Saturday. Photo: AFP I can t breathe. This was among the last words of George Floyd, an unarmed black man suffocated to death by a white US police officer on May 25, 2020. But one year after Floyd s death, US society has not seen a turning point toward a better situation. Many US ethnic minorities are still living in discrimination and inequality. Ethnic minorities, especially African Americans, still can t breathe. ....
George Floyd s family emerges as powerful voices against police brutality an hour ago Artwork is seen at the free public art exhibit Justice for George: Messages from the People. With their tears, rage, dignity and solidarity, George Floyd s loved ones have become respected leaders of the fight against police brutality in the United States.
This just fell on my lap to take on and be his voice because he s no longer here, Bridgett Floyd said of her role since her brother died.
Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed on May 25, 2020 by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on his neck for over nine minutes. ....
WORLD / AMERICAS Smoking gun By AFP Published: May 23, 2021 07:03 PM Day of Enlightenment. That s how the George Floyd Memorial Center wants May 25 as a day to commemorate the anniversary of the 46-year-old black man s death under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A visitor attends the free public art exhibit Justice for George: Messages from the People at Phelps Field Park near George Floyd Memorial Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the US on Saturday. Photo: AFP This day of brutality opened the world s eyes to the plight of black Americans, the website of the Memorial Center says. The aftershocks of Floyd s death are still being felt a year after his death. ....
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