We remember George Floyd, five years after his murder by a Minneapolis police officer. In the days and months after Floyd’s death, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest racism and police violence, ushering in a new era of racial reckoning. Robert Samuels, co-author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “His Name is George Floyd,” wonders however if “the backlash feels more enduring than the reckoning itself.” We’ll talk about who George Floyd was and where the struggle for racial justice is headed.
Remembering George Floyd and the Racial Reckoning He Sparked
People walk by a portrait of George Floyd on the wall outside Unity Foods during the Rise and Remember event at George Floyd Square on May 25, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the day George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police, which sparked worldwide protests. (Stephen Maturen via Getty Images)
Guests:
Robert Samuels, national political enterprise reporter, The Washington Post - co-author, "His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and them Struggle for Racial Justice"
Clyde McGrady, national correspondent covering race, The New York Times
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