A year since George Floyd’s death, people are pushing for change that lasts

One 12-year-old pushed her school to have a more in-depth Black history course.

A lot has changed in the year since George Floyd's death at the hands of police sparked a nationwide reckoning. Amid the outcry, Confederate monuments were removed and hauled away. Racially insensitive scenes from popular TV shows, like "Golden Girls" and "The Office," were pulled by streaming services. And, along with all the new racial equity initiatives announced by corporations, some also changed the names of their brands -- Aunt Jemima, for example, is now the Pearl Milling Company. "Could I ever imagine that there'd be a level of compassion, although maybe brief, that I witnessed across the country? I actually could not have imagined that," said Hank Willis Thomas, a conceptual artist based in Brooklyn, New York. While the changes over the last year might be one step toward racial equity, people like Thomas are working to ensure there's a more inclusive landscape for all, not just for now but in the future, too.