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Aug 16, 2024 · For years, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been criticized by some for his response to riots in his state after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020.
Aug 20, 2024 · George Floyd (born October 14, 1973, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.—killed May 25, 2020, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was a Black man whose videotaped death under the knee of a white police officer sparked protests in 2020, including some of the largest street demonstrations in U.S. history.
- Toluse Olorunnipa
Aug 13, 2024 · The criticism centers on whether Walz deployed the Minnesota National Guard quickly enough to quell the unrest that erupted after Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer back in 2020.
- Brandt Williams
1 day ago · It’s been four years since a policeman’s murder of George Floyd launched one of the largest mass movements in American history. The scale of Black Lives Matter was extraordinary: about 12 per ...
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- Kevin Boyle
Aug 8, 2024 · Protests began after video of Floyd death went viral. It started on May 25, 2020 – Memorial Day, a Monday – when the Minneapolis Police Department received a call that someone spent a possible...
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- Joedy McCreary
Aug 7, 2024 · Tim Walz was just over a year into his first term as Minnesota governor when a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in May 2020, touching off a generation-defining summer of global...
Aug 7, 2024 · Republicans have sharpened their attacks on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over his response to the mass protests that erupted in his state after the 2020 police murder of George Floyd.