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June 8, 2026 • 5 min

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Selwyn Jones, George Floyd's uncle, opens his jacket to reveal a patterned lining bearing Floyd's image at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2025, during the fifth anniversary commemoration of Floyd's death. Americans on May 25 marked five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism. Floyd's deadly arrest on May 25, 2020 helped launch the Black Lives Matter movement into a powerful force that sought to resolve America's deeply rooted racial issues, from police violence to systemic inequality.
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