George Floyd’s brother, Brooklyn resident Terrence Floyd, reflected Sunday on his older brother’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer five years ago — and expressed disappointment about how much has since changed in terms of racial progress.
“ Some change is better than no change. Some movement is better than no movement,” Terrence said at a small gathering of activists in Crown Heights. “But five years later I’m like, come on, we should have been moving faster than this. I don’t see the change that we want.”
George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was caught on camera and went viral after video of the incident was posted online. It showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for what prosecutors said was more than 9 minutes. Floyd’s death sparked outrage and protests across the country, including in New York City, where demonstrators clashed with police and the NYPD was sued over its handling of protests, spurring a major settlement and policing reforms. Chauvin was convicted on multiple charges and sentenced to more than 20 years in prison…