The infamous 8 minutes, 46 seconds (later revised by prosecutors to 9 minutes, 29 seconds) in which George Floyd, a Black American, lay dying under a white police officer’s knee in the streets of Minneapolis on May 25,

Five years after George Floyd's death sparked massive protests, Black Lives Matter movement confronts political backlash and declining public support nationwide

On May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, a white police officer named Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck till he was left gasping for air and ultimately lost his life in the process. This incident sparked worldwide outrage.