Oprah Winfrey on Friday broke her silence about the killing ofGeorge Floyd, assuring his death would not be in vain. In a statement posted to social media, which included an illustration ofFloyd,Winfrey said she has not said anything until this moment about the events that transpired Monday inMinnesota because she was having a hard time processing what she saw: a black man, held down by police officers as one white officer knelt on his neck.Floyd would die from his injuries.
The officer who kneeled on Floyd was arrested and charged with murder shortly beforeWinfrey tweeted her statement. "It's there with me every morning when I rise and when I go through the ordinary duties of the day," she said of the knee on Floyd's neck.
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