Scores march on first anniversary of George Floyd’s death
Family among hundreds who took to the streets of Minneapolis in the first of several events planned nationwide
24 May 2021 - 08:19
Bengaluru — Relatives of George Floyd, the African-American whose death triggered protests against racism and police brutality across the US and worldwide, gathered on Sunday in a rally to mark the first anniversary of his death.
Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes on May 25 last year. His dying words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry in a wave of street demonstrations against his killing...
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