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Marking five years since the death of George Floyd: What legacy?

It’s been five years now since three words “I can’t breathe” ignited a worldwide reckoning with racial justice. They were the final words of George Floyd, captured on camera as police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, ultimately resulting in his death. For a closer look at the legacy of Floyd’s killing five years on, France 24 spoke with Crystal Fleming, Professor of Africana Studies at Smith College in Northampton Massachusetts. 

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