First Thing | The killing of George Floyd, one year on

<p>Rallies marking anniversary of Floyd’s death to take place across US. Plus, father of Belarusian journalist says his son was forced to record confession</p><p>Good morning.</p><p>One year ago, the world watched in horror as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/24/george-floyd-killing-anniversary-biden-police-reform-deadline">George Floyd was murdered</a> while handcuffed on the ground, a now-former Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. Since then a racial reckoning has swept the nation, with a summer of demonstrations and marches in cities and towns big and small.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/25/first-thing-killing-george-floyd-one-year-on">Continue reading...</a>