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Summary: On May 25, George Floyd died while in police custody following arrest. The incident, captured on video, raises questions about the conduct of the specific police officers involved, as well as the department’s broader relationship with citizens of color.

• Floyd’s death has set off widespread protest across the city of Minneapolis, including conflict between protesters and police and destruction of property.
• Significant protests have also begun in cities as far away as Los Angeles.
• Minneapolis councilwoman Andrea Jenkins describes the killing of George Floyd as symbolic of inequality of legal, environmental and health outcomes. Jenkins calls the incident a sign of the “knee on the neck of black America.”

May 28th, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.

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