The 46-year-old former rapper died on Monday in police custody in Minneapolis. The killing of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers on Monday led to large street protests on Tuesday, the day the four were fired from the force as the FBI launched an investigation into the manner of Floyd's death.
From Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and dozens of artists (including Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and many more), Floyd's plea "I can't breathe" as a white officer kneeled on his neck became a sadly familiar rallying cry for social justice in the latest police-related death of a black man.
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