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The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

The Tom Cotton Do-Over

Trump and the right are living out their fantasies of rewriting the awful summer of 2020.

Reason

How unusual is it for the National Guard to come to LA? Here’s what to know about the city’s history

Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a longstanding dynamic in the state and around the country

The Independent UK

‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writers

The Guardian - UK

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How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?

Trump ordered the deployment of 4,000 national guard and 700 marines to LA amid Ice protests – here’s what to know

The Guardian - US

‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’: Trump echoes notorious Black Lives Matter quote over LA anti-ICE demos

President’s message about anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles harkens back to George Floyd protest remark that was condemned for its dark history

The Independent UK

Minneapolis isn't sorry

Five years after the historic murder and civil rights uprising, not much in the city has changed

Salon

What I learned from the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter uprising

Five years ago, I didn’t trust the moment; did the world really need to see a man die on a pavement to realise racism existed?

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Storyville: White Man Walking review – the man who marched 1,500 miles with a Black Lives Matter sign

This documentary starts with an off-putting sense of white saviourism and sanctimonious liberalism … only to become a compelling tale of how the US is riven by disfranchisement and division

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia targets Ukraine with more drone strikes as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’

Six people killed in what Kyiv claims is largest drone attack since February 2022 invasion. Plus, what’s going to happen to the place where George Floyd died?

The Guardian - UK

We demanded justice after George Floyd’s death. Donald Trump made things worse, but we fight on

It is not just about honouring past victims. It is about battling those who want to take us backwards, says minister and civil rights activist Al Sharpton

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How racial justice is going backwards, five years on from the killing of George Floyd

In today’s newsletter: With diversity initiatives being rolled back, institutions are retreating from past commitments. Has Britain abandoned promises made in the wake of 2020?

The Guardian - UK

How has Minneapolis changed since the murder of George Floyd 5 years ago?

Minneapolis has changed, slowly, since a city police officer murdered George Floyd on Memorial Day in 2020

The Independent UK

Discarded Protest Art Preserves George Floyd Legacy

Kenda Zellner-Smith hauled up a corrugated metal door to reveal hundreds of wooden boards covered with graffiti, each telling a story of the protests that followed George Floyd's killing by a US police officer.

International Business Times

AP PHOTOS: Thousands gather to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

Police reform and civil-rights activists joined thousands of people on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and decry the Trump administration for actions they say set their efforts back decades.

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International Business Times

George Floyd's Uncertain Legacy Marked In US Five Years On

Americans on Sunday marked five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism.

The Independent UK

George Floyd’s family pay tribute on fifth anniversary of his death: ‘Symbol of brutality long ignored’

George Floyd was remembered with love, grief, and powerful words on the fifth anniversary of his death.

The Guardian - UK

Five years on from Black Lives Matter, has the UK made progress on ethnic equalities?

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 sparked large anti-racism protests and promises of reform, but deep inequalities persist

The Independent UK

George Floyd’s uncle says ‘not enough’ has changed in the 5 years since his nephew’s killing

In the five years since his nephew George Floyd was killed, Selwyn Jones has seen the racial justice movement score big wins and major setbacks. A new administration intent on attacking anything race-related won’t stop him now, he tells Josh Marcus

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Al Jazeera

Five years after George Floyd’s death, why misinformation still persists

Five years after Floyd’s killing, false claims of overdose fuel calls for Trump to pardon the police officers involved.

The Guardian - US

George Floyd’s family fights for sacred ground where he took his last breath: ‘That’s my blood’

Minneapolis site where Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin in 2020 faces tense debate over how best to honor his legacy

The Guardian - US

They were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’

Blinded, beaten or jailed, some protesters are still recovering physically and financially from the price of speaking out

The Guardian - UK

How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds

Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and disappointment that followed

The Independent UK

The US has world-class scientific talent. The rest of the world is hoping to lure that away

As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants

The Independent UK

Cities tied to George Floyd mark the 5th anniversary of his death

Religious services, concerts and vigils are scheduled to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a police officer in the cities where Floyd grew up and where he died

The Independent UK

For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death

In the Houston housing project where he grew up, George Floyd was respected as a man who spoke from hard, but hardly extraordinary, experience

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