Minnesota Sports Stars Reflect on George Floyd’s Legacy

What George Floyd’s Death Taught Me About America

Phalen (PJ) Pounds was 15 when he saw George Floyd’s murder. Five years later, he shares how that moment changed his view of America, community, and justice. The post What George Floyd’s death taught me about America appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

Minnesota sports stars reflect on George Floyd’s legacy

MINNEAPOLIS — On May 25, 2020, outside Cup Foods on Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd.

Why Black church leaders are boycotting Target on anniversary of George Floyd's murder

Black church leaders plan to boycott Target on the anniversary of George Floyd's death. Here's why and whether boycotts have worked.

Turning back the clock? Five years after George Floyd’s death, race in America faces Trump-driven changes and crossroads

In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, Irving Joyner and Rob Carpenter saw some signs of change when it came to race relations in America.

5 Yrs After George Floyd’s Murder, Church Ldrs Say Race Relations Face Retrenchment

Bishop W. Darin Moore of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church remembers what it was like in the days after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. “You saw initiatives being taken by churches, by governmental entities or by corporations to acknowledge first, and then to confront and then to improve racial relations,” he recalled. Now, said Moore, the leader of eastern North Carolina churches of his historically Black denomination, most of the wo…

Five Years After George Floyd's Murder, Church Leaders Say Race Relations Face Retrenchment

‘We are honest about the conditions that we're facing, but we are not hopeless about what we're facing,' said Bishop W. Darin Moore of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The post Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Church Leaders Say Race Relations Face Retrenchment appeared first on Word&Way.