A chapter closed
The judge said the case had been painful for the community and the country, but above all, for Floyd’s family.
The judge said the case had been painful for the community and the country, but above all, for Floyd’s family.
Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes as the Black man said he couldn’t breathe
Curricula needs to be bolstered with a more thorough accounting of the African American experience - the good, the bad and the tragic.
Floyd died in Minneapolis after Chauvin, a white police officer, held him down with a knee on his neck though he repeatedly pleaded, 'I can’t breathe,' and 'please, I can’t breathe'
