Before the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd, people rallied in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which triggered massive protests across the United States to end Police violence Against blacks.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (Derek Chauvin) was Convicted of murder On May 25 last year, he was arresting Floyd’s neck with his knees bent for more than 9 minutes, just last month.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center where the Chauvin interrogation was held on Sunday to commemorate Floyd’s life and the action requested to combat police violence and anti-black racism.

The George Floyd Memorial Foundation, founded by Freud’s sister Bridgett Floyd (Bridgett Floyd), said, aim “Show our continued call for accountability and reform, because the right to equality and justice should not be conditional, nor should it be based on the color of the individual.”

To celebrate Tuesday’s anniversary, several other rallies and events will be held across the United States.

According to KARE11, an affiliate of NBC News in Minneapolis, Bridgett Floyd told reporters earlier this week: “The days have passed.”

“And I think the days will get closer and closer, and I will become a little stronger than last year. This is because I have experienced a lot of things last year. I have no choice but to be strong, take this burden, and bear the burden of God. My status. Because I didn’t see it coming, none of us did it.” She said.

“Move in the right direction”

Rev. Al Sharpton, the famous American civil rights leader, joined the Freud family in Minneapolis on Sunday. He said that the Freud family not only suffered, but they have always been justices in this matter.

Shapton said: “Chavin’s sentence is a step in the right direction, but it is a step.” Tell MSNBC Before the rally. “We still have a long way to go. I am glad we are on the right path, but we must continue to follow this path.”

Last month, U.S. President Joe Biden also convicted Chauvin of three criminal charges related to the murder of Floyd, calling them “One step forward“.

“‘I can’t breathe.’ That is George Floyd’s last words. We cannot let them die with him. We must continue to listen to their voices. We must not refuse. We cannot refuse. This It may be a moment of major change,” Biden said at the time.

But human rights defenders and others questioned how much has actually changed in the year since Freud was killed.

Minneapolis resident James Shoals told Al Jazeera: “Every time you open the news, a black man is beaten or murdered by the police-they are not armed.” Minneapolis attending the rally Said resident James Shoals (James Shoals). Shoals said: “We didn’t get the justice we deserve.”

Police Reform Act

At the same time, according to US media reports this weekend, Biden will host the Freud family at the White House on Tuesday.

His administration urged Congress to pass police reform legislation before the first anniversary of Floyd’s death, but these efforts have stalled, and American lawmakers are likely to miss the deadline on Tuesday.

Democratic Senator Cory Booker, who was involved in bipartisan negotiations on the bill, told CNN’s State of the Union address on Sunday that although “significant progress” had been made, no agreement had been reached. .

Booker said: “We are making good progress, promising progress, but we still have a lot of work to do.”

Racial justice activists also pointed out that police violence against blacks has continued since Floyd was killed a year ago, triggering calls for continued action.

Just this week, the police in Louisiana, USA Released shots It shows that a black man who died in a hospital was violently arrested in May 2019 after the incident.

The police officer originally said that Ronald Green died after the car that the police chased him hit a tree, but the video showed that the police dragged Green from his car and then repeatedly mocked, beaten and beat him. According to the Associated Press, the case still needs a federal civil rights investigation.

The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Karen Bass, is a congresswoman. Karen Bass also participated in the negotiations on the police reform bill. She said: “We need to make laws so that officials have The responsibility is signed into law.” Tweet About the Thursday of Green’s death.

Bridgett Floyd also said this week: “We really thought that my brother’s death would be the last police tragedy.” “But as all of us have seen, they repeatedly In this state.”

She said that she was confident that the police reform bill would be passed, however, KARE11 reported.

She said: “These police officers are responsible for their actions.” “So they can know that when they break the law, when they take the loved one from someone, they will think twice.”