Biden to meet with George Floyd's family at the White House
Posted on AllSides May 22nd, 2021
From The Left
President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd at the White House on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the Black man's death at the hands of a White Minneapolis police officer. The visit comes amid continued congressional negotiations over police reform legislation.
Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. Video of Chauvin's actions, during which Floyd repeatedly said that he couldn't breathe, sparked months of nationwide protests against police brutality and...