By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFRO Six years ago today, a cellphone video recorded on a Minneapolis street corner fundamentally shook the conscience of the nation. May 25 marks the sixth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose dying breaths under the knee of a White police officer ignited a […]
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5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed
Five years after George Floyd’s murder, media coverage has shifted from initially emphasizing protest violence to more nuanced, legitimizing narratives that better reflect the depth, demands, and significance of the movement against police brutality.
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From tragedy to Trial: Keith Ellison reflects on the fight for accountabilityÂ
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is the first African American and first Muslim American elected to statewide office in Minnesota. He successfully led a team of attorneys in the rare conviction of an on-duty police officer, Derek Chauvin – the man responsible for the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
