George Floyd: How are people remembering him one year on?
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Crowds gathered in different locations across America to remember and honour George Floyd. Charles McMillan was a witness who testified in the Derek Chauvin trial. He spoke to people at a gathering in the city of Minneapolis in Minnesota, where George Floyd died.
Members of the community in George Floyd's hometown, Minneapolis, attended a Celebration of Life festival which was hosted by the George Floyd Memorial Foundation. People came together to celebrate life through Black culture, art, history and to support local businesses.
The event brought together people from lots of different backgrounds and of different ages, including this young boy.
Members of George Floyd's family were invited to the White House to meet with president Joe Biden on the anniversary of Mr Floyd's death.
His young daughter Gianna also attended. The family met with the President for over an hour to call for big reforms to how policing works in the US and for more nationwide laws to protect black people from violence.
A Black Lives Matter protester balances a football on his head while riding a bicycle and holding a flag during a rally to mark the anniversary of the death of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York.
Lots of celebrities have been honouring George Floyd by speaking out on social media, or celebrating his life in person. British racing driver Lewis Hamilton wore a t-shirt with the message 'George Floyd - say his name' as he took a knee before the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco earlier this week.
American TV host Oprah Winfrey took to social media to mark the anniversary of George Floyd's death. She tweeted: "A year ago today we didn’t know his name, but now it’s forever etched in our consciousness: #GeorgeFloyd."
NBA teams the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns stood for a moment of silence alongside fans to honour George Floyd and mark one year since he died in Minneapolis during their game at the Phoenix Suns Arena in Arizona on Tuesday.
American rapper Common performed to crowds alongside music group Sounds of Blackness at a special concert held at George Floyd's Square.
Lots of people were very emotional and were moved during the events held to honour George Floyd.
Those attending gatherings to mark one year since George Floyd's death also remembered other black people who lost their lives while in police custody including Daunte Wright, who died after being shot by a police officer earlier this year.
It wasn't just people in the US who took part in events to mark one year since the passing of George Floyd. Protesters in Oxford marched to the University's Oriel College, which announced last week it would not be removing a controversial statue of 19th-century imperialist and businessman Cecil Rhodes who some believe should be taken down.
There were also protests held in other parts of the country including Brixton in south London where lots of people took the knee.
People also gathered to mark the anniversary in Edinburgh.
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