Six years after the killing of George Floyd reshaped conversations around policing and racial justice across the United States, members of his family say the fight that followed his death is far from over. As Minneapolis prepared to mark the anniversary of May 25, 2020, Floyd’s relatives reflected on grief, public memory, and what they see as unfinished progress.
Speaking with FOX 9 ahead of Monday’s anniversary, Floyd’s uncle Selwyn Jones revisited the moment he first saw the now-infamous footage of Floyd pinned to the pavement by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Jones said he initially did not realize the man on television was his nephew.
“I was sitting in front of a television watching this, this black man getting assaulted by the police,” Jones said. “And me not knowing who it was.”…