George Floyds legacy of racial progress and backlash

Published: June 4, 2024, 8:10 a.m.

Four years ago, George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His death sparked a massive movement in the U.S. and around the world as protestors passionately rallied against police violence and systemic racism. Not only that, but companies and politicians promised to enact change.


But since that reckoning, has progress really been made? Or is there now a cultural backlash that\u2019s cutting down progress? Washington Post journalist Tolu Olurunnipa, who wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning book on Floyd\u2019s life, joins us to talk about Floyd\u2019s legacy.


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