Minneapolis rallies ahead of anniversary of George Floyd killing

George Floyd’s killing on May 25, 2020, sparked mass protests and calls for end to police violence against Black people.

People have rallied in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, which sparked mass protests across the United States for an end to police violence against Black people. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder last month after he held his knee against Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest on May 25 last year. Demonstrators gathered on Sunday outside the Hennepin County Government Center, where Chauvin’s trial was held, to commemorate Floyd’s life and demand action to combat police violence and anti-Black racism.