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Floyd was born in Kings Cross, London and grew up in North West London with his parents. [5] His mother is Indian Tamil, and his father is English with Scottish ancestry. [6] [7] [8] [2] [9] Floyd's father was a civil servant, working as a probation officer in Tottenham and Holloway, and his mother taught English to refugees and Category A prisoners at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs.
The murder of George Floyd, a Black American man, by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, sparked large-scale protests against systemic racism, both in the United States and elsewhere. As a result of the protests, numerous controversial forms of symbolism were either changed or removed.
George Floyd protests Part of the United States racial unrest (2020–2023) and the Black Lives Matter movement Clockwise from top: Protesters in Minneapolis where George Floyd was murdered and the unrest began Police and National Guard at a protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bystanders and firefighters at a torched street in Minneapolis Protest near the Multnomah County Justice Center in ...
The Friends of Distinction formed in 1968 in Los Angeles with original members Floyd Butler (June 5, 1937 – April 29, 1990), Harry Elston (born November 4, 1938), Jessica Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014), and Barbara Jean Love (born July 24, 1941). [1]
Aftermath of the 2020 Minneapolis–Saint Paul riots Part of George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Ruins on East Lake Street, May 30, 2020 Date Initial period of unrest: May 26 – June 7, 2020 (13 days); 4 years ago Location Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota Caused by George Floyd protests Methods Riots, demonstrations, civil disobedience ...
Franklin Delano Floyd (June 17, 1943 – January 23, 2023) [2] was an American murderer, rapist, and death row inmate. He was convicted of the 1989 murder of Cheryl Ann Commesso, as well as the kidnapping of 6-year-old Michael Anthony Hughes, [3] who he claimed was his son, from his elementary school in Choctaw, Oklahoma.
Floyd Cooper (January 8, 1956 – July 15, 2021) was an American illustrator of children's books whose art frequently explored the African American experience. [1] He was based in Easton, Pennsylvania, [2] and worked with authors such as Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, Eloise Greenfield, Howard Bryant, Joyce Carol Thomas, and Bill Martin Jr, among others. [3]
Floyd Kinnard "Sugar Bear" Rayford (born July 27, 1957) is a retired professional baseball player who played for seven seasons in the Major leagues.He primarily played third base and catcher during his career, but was a utility man who played four different positions during his Major League career.