Americans remember George Floida on the fifth anniversary of death

Americans across the country remember George Floida five years after he was killed by police, with special meetings in the city where he grew up and the one where he died.

The murder of Floida, Black Man, in Minneapolis, police officers Derek Chavin led to nationwide protests against racism and police cruelty.

On Sunday, Floida’s family gathered in her hometown Houston near Gravita Floid for the event headed by the Rev. Al Sharpton, while Minneapolis held several honors.

The fact that many perceive as a national “calculation” with racism after the death of Floid seems to be faded when President Donald Trump begins to reform police reforms in Minneapolis and other cities.

In Minnenene -Plant, the community members planned a morning church service, a careful attitude towards candles and an evening gospel concert on Sunday to remember Figid.

The events were part of the annual rise and remember the festival, which took place on George Floida Square, the intersection where Floid was killed and which has been intended to honor it since then.

“Now it is time for people to rise and continue the good work we started,” the statement about the festival Angela Harreson, Aunt and Co-chair The Rise and remember the non-profit organization.

In Houston, where Fugid grew and where he was buried, local organizations planned poetic classes, musical performances and speeches of local pastors.

Floid was killed in 2020 during the police arrest in Minneapolis when Chavin, a white police officer, stood around the neck for more than nine minutes.

The murder – a random person recorded on the telephone chamber – caused global indignation and wave demonstrations against racial injustice and the use of police force.

Chavin was serving a 22-year prison sentence after being sentenced to 46 years of age. Other officers were convicted that they did not intervene in the murder.

In a report on X, Reva Sharpton said the death of Floyd “forced a long -expired with systemic racism and galvanized million to go out in protest.”

“The conviction of the responsible officer was a rare step towards justice, but our work is far from over,” he said.

After the death of Floid under former President Joe Biden, the Ministry of Justice opened civilian investigations to several local law enforcement agencies, including Minneapolis, Louisville, Phoenix and Lexington, Mississippi, where investigators found evidence of a systematic violation of the police.

The Department has reached agreements with both the Luisville police departments and the Minneapolis, which included surveillance measures, such as advanced training, accountability and improvement in the data of police activities.

But last Wednesday, the Trump administration stated that these findings relied on “imperfect methodologies and incomplete data”.

Representatives of the administration stated that the “handcuff” agreement by local police departments.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said that this week, his city was still “performing every sentence on each paragraph, instructions for 169 pages we signed this year.”

Since his return to the post, Trump has also aimed at measures for diversity and inclusion (DEI) designed to reduce racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. At the beginning of his stay, Trump signed the executive

Meanwhile, the mayor of Washington, Muriel Bowzer, removed Black Lives Matter Plaza, a road that was decorated with a phrase near the White House. This week, the famous fresco Floida in Houston was destroyed as part of the building, according to Houston Public Media.

Recent surveys allow you to assume overview From the Pew Research Center, in which 72% of the participants stated that there were no significant changes.

The number of Americans who support the Black Lives Matter movement has also decreased by 15% since June 2020, shows the same poll.