Barack and Michelle Obama Honor George Floyd: "Let's Recommit to the Work of Change"
By Chanel Vargas
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are remembering George Floyd on the two-year anniversary of his murder. On April 20, 2021, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison for charges related to Floyd's death. On May 25, the former POTUS and FLOTUS shared tributes to Floyd on their respective Instagram accounts, taking a moment to address the activism spurred from anger that arose in the aftermath of his death - and to acknowledge the recent mass shootings that are also dominating headlines on this painful anniversary.
"As we grieve the children of Uvalde today, we should take time to recognize that two years have passed since the murder of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer," the former president wrote on Instagram, acknowledging the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, on May 24. "His killing stays with us all to this day, especially those who loved him."
In her own post, the former First Lady added, "I know there's a lot going on right now, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the grief coming at us from so many different directions. Yesterday, it was the senseless horror and murder of schoolchildren and educators in Uvalde, Texas. Not long before, it was the hateful murder of Black folks in Buffalo. Today, we remember another trauma, one that's still with us in so many ways. It's been two years since George Floyd was brutally killed by a police officer. Thinking back to that video and those nine minutes and 29 seconds still shakes so many of us to our core, and it should."
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Wednesday, June 1st 2022 at 4:30PM
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