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? The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
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 · May 27, 2025
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 · May 26, 2025
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 · May 26, 2025
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 · May 26, 2025
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 · May 26, 2025
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 · May 26, 2025
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. The Independent UK · May 25, 2025
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. International Business Times · May 25, 2025
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 Independent UK · May 25, 2025
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 Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025
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 The Independent UK · May 25, 2025
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. Al Jazeera · May 25, 2025
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 · May 25, 2025
The Guardian - US · May 25, 2025 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 · May 25, 2025 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 · May 25, 2025 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 · May 25, 2025 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 · May 25, 2025 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
The Guardian - US · May 24, 2025 Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community services
The Independent UK · May 24, 2025 AP PHOTOS: Looking back at 10 days in 2020 of fervent non-stop protests for George Floyd As cellphone video documenting the last breaths of George Floyd spread across the internet, so did the collective outrage.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2025 Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls 'absolutely gut-wrenching' moment of seeing George Floyd video Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department before the murder of George Floyd, which happened five years ago Sunday
The Conversation · May 23, 2025 5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Five years later: How the murder of George Floyd changed America Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism In 2020, Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery