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Attorney Ben Crump is a leader when it comes to fighting for racial justice in America. He has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and unfortunately, many more.
The death of George Floyd lit a fire in the U.S. in the summer of 2020 — and the years that followed. Floyd died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for more than 9 minutes.
It’s been five years since George Floyd was murdered on a Minneapolis street in the Spring of 2020. Though far from novel, this particular act of state violence shocked the world and ignited one ...
After George Floyd was killed, people from the right and left agreed that the act was unconscionable. Now, some conservatives are calling for the police officer responsible to be pardoned.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, second from left, raises his fist, May 25, 2025, in Houston George Floyd's sisters, LeTonya and Zsa Zsa Floyd and other members of the Floyd family in Houston.
Join #LynaeVanee on The People's Brief as she honors the 5 year anniversary of #GeorgeFloyd's murder with guests #GarrisonHayes and #AngelaRye. They dive into the "awakening" and following ...
The lawyer Ben Crump condemned efforts to rewrite the history of the killing, which set off global protests in 2020. “George Floyd was a watershed moment for the world,” he told people later ...
MINNEAPOLIS — A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him. It is manifesting on online message boards, where Floyd is ...
5 years ago, the world watched George Floyd plead for breath — and witnessed his tragic death. His murder sparked a global reckoning, but we're still fighting to maintain the hard-fought reform ...
Michel Martin asks civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about changes in the legal landscape in the years since a former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murder in George Floyd's death.
The Say Their Names cemetery near George Floyd Square was quiet on April 20, 2021, after the verdict was read in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.