George Floyd wasn't the first unarmed black man to die at the hands of US police officers.
But the shocking video of his arrest a year ago reverberated across America and the world.
The case reignited longstanding anger at police brutality in the U.S., and triggered a global reckoning on racism.
So what's changed in the year since the killing?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Jill Cartwright - Campaign Lead at Southerners On New Ground
Lester Spence - Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Arthur Rizer - Former Police Officer and Former Department of Justice Prosecutor
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But the shocking video of his arrest a year ago reverberated across America and the world.
The case reignited longstanding anger at police brutality in the U.S., and triggered a global reckoning on racism.
So what's changed in the year since the killing?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Jill Cartwright - Campaign Lead at Southerners On New Ground
Lester Spence - Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Arthur Rizer - Former Police Officer and Former Department of Justice Prosecutor
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#US #BlackLivesMatter #BLM
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