00:00Hundreds gathered in Minneapolis on Sunday for a candlelight vigil commemorating the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's death.
00:13The tribute was part of a three-day Rise and Remember festival honoring Floyd's life.
00:19On May 25, 2020, Floyd, a father of five, was killed by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
00:27A video of his death shocked the world and ignited a global movement for racial justice and police reform.
00:35Now that's what community look like.
00:37This is what community looks like.
00:40I mean, well, the reason why tonight's important is as the anniversary of a traumatic event,
00:48there's a lot of attention on this being about, like, the worst moment in a lot of our lives.
00:57In fact, what Rise and Remember is about is that we're here.
01:03You know what I mean?
01:04It's like the anniversary of us still being here.
01:06It's important to me because these are the people that I love.
01:08These are my neighbors and my cousins and my relatives and my classmates and my friends and all of these people.
01:15It's important.
01:16And George Floyd was just one of them.
01:17And that's—I can't believe it's been five years.
01:22Despite the global protests sparked by Floyd's murder, the U.S. Congress has yet to pass federal legislation addressing racial profiling or use-of-force policies in policing.
01:35Just days before the vigil, on May 21, the Justice Department formally dismissed federal reform agreements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville,
01:45both of which had been under scrutiny following high-profile deaths.
01:49Still, Floyd's family and supporters say they remain committed to pushing for justice and lasting change.
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