On May 25, Minneapolis police officers arrested George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after a convenience store employee called 911 and told the police that Mr. Floyd had bought cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. Seventeen minutes after the first squad car arrived at the scene, Mr. Floyd was unconscious and pinned beneath three police officers, showing no signs of life.

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In wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd, an ongoing series of protests and civil unrest which began in Minneapolis took root in cities across the United States and the globe. Citizens of Florida were called to action, demanding a change to the unjust systems of violence that led to the death of Floyd, and that has stolen the lives of hundreds of Black Americans in recent years. Activists are calling for the end to uncheck police brutality, the address of centuries old institutional racism against African Americans, and the enactment of policies that remedy the economic, racial, and social inequalities across Florida.