Bridgett Floyd: I Will Stand and Be the Change for Him

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Bridgett Floyd, sister of George Floyd, attends a rally and march for the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
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Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Speaking at a rally yesterday, Bridget Floyd said it has been a long year for her family.

Attorney Ben Crump speaks as Reverend Al Sharpton listens at a rally and march for the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)

Events are scheduled across the country tomorrow to commemorate Floyd’s death and to examine how policing has changed in the past year. The Floyd family will meet with President Biden at the White House.

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FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2020, file photo, people carry posters with George Floyd on them as they march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. As the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, some people say the best way to honor him is for Congress to pass a bill in his name that overhauls policing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.

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