Commemorations begin for George Floyd, five years on

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The family of George Floyd will on May 25 mark five years since he was killed by a US police officer, in a political climate soured by President Donald Trump's backtracking of reforms designed to tackle racism. Outrage over Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter into one of the largest protest movements in US history. But five years on, the protesters are gone, and an iconic monument outside the White House has been erased, leaving many to wonder if the movement blew its chance for historic change by failing to win over the American public.

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00:00I believe that you know Floyd

00:29is going to go down in the history books forever we'll be learning about him far beyond our

00:35lives here and I think it's beautiful to see all the people come out and celebrate

00:43him you see a unification that you you don't get to see a lot in this country

00:50lately you don't have to be here but you are here and it makes a difference

01:12even though we're in this political climate don't let that deter you from what you are

01:31called to do everyone's voice matters it doesn't matter how old you are what color you are every

01:40single person's voice matters

01:42he was the only person that said that yeah you know I like it yeah

02:00how can they do this like how can they bring it all to themselves

02:05you

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