People celebrate outside the courthouse in Minneapolis, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after the guilty verdicts were announced in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
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The Life of George Floyd
Explore the life and experiences of the man who sparked a movement
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Fred Vigeant
Morry Gash / AP Photo
People celebrate outside the courthouse in Minneapolis, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after the guilty verdicts were announced in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
George Floyd has become a symbol, and a rallying cry. But what’s missing in our understanding is the man himself: a figure who was complicated, full of ambition, shaped by his family and his community and a century of forces around him.
On this special episode of Post Reports we explore the life and experiences of the man who sparked a movement, as part of The Washington Post’s series “George Floyd’s America.” The reporting explores the institutional and societal roadblocks Floyd encountered as a Black man from his birth in 1973 until his death, and the role systemic racism played throughout his life.
The series is based on a review of thousands of documents and more than 150 interviews with Floyd’s friends, colleagues, public officials and scholars.
The picture that emerges is one that underscores how systemic racism has calcified within many of America’s institutions, creating sharply disparate outcomes in housing, education, the economy, law enforcement and health care.
Listen for The Life of George Floyd on Wednesday May 19 at 1pm WITF radio 89.5 & 93.3 or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio”.
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