{"id":9819,"date":"2025-05-25T06:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T06:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=9819"},"modified":"2025-05-25T06:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T06:43:47","slug":"cities-tied-to-george-floyd-mark-the-5th-anniversary-of-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=9819","title":{"rendered":"Cities tied to George Floyd mark the 5th anniversary of his death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MINNEAPOLIS — <\/span>Religious services, concerts and vigils are set to mark Sunday\u2019s fifth anniversary of George Floyd\u2019s murder<\/a> by a Minneapolis<\/a> police officer even as police reform and civil rights activists face what they see as a backlash from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Events in Minneapolis center around George Floyd Square, the intersection where police Officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd’s neck to the pavement for 9 1\/2 minutes, even as the 46-year-old Black man’s cried \u201cI can\u2019t breathe.\u201d <\/p>\n

The events started Friday with concerts, a street festival and a \u201cself-care fair,\u201d and culminate with a worship service, gospel music concert and candlelight vigil on Sunday.<\/p>\n

In Houston, where Floyd grew up, family members planned to gather Sunday at his gravesite for a memorial service led by the Rev. Al Sharpton. In a park about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away, a memorial service will take place, followed by five hours of music, preaching and poetry readings and a balloon release. <\/p>\n

The remembrances come at a fraught moment for activists, who had hoped the worldwide protests<\/a> that followed Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, would lead to permanent police reform across the U.S. and a continued focus on racial justice issues.<\/p>\n

Even with Minneapolis officials’ promises to remake the police department<\/a>, some activists contend the progress has come at a glacial pace. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that change takes time,\u201d Michelle Gross, president of Communities United Against Police Brutality, said in a statement last week. \u201cHowever, the progress being claimed by the city is not being felt in the streets.\u201d <\/p>\n

President Donald Trump\u2019s administration moved Wednesday to cancel settlements<\/a> with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following the Floyd’s murder and the killing of Breonna Taylor.<\/a> Under Democratic President Joe Biden, the U.S. Justice Department had aggressively pushed for aggressive oversight of local police it had accused of widespread abuses.<\/p>\n

Trump also declared an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives<\/a> within the federal government and his administration is using federal funds as leverage to force local governments, universities and public school districts to do the same. Republican-led states also have accelerated their efforts<\/a> to stamp out DEI initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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