Raleigh remembers George Floyd's legacy with commemorative and ongoing community initiatives :: wral.com

For Roger Floyd, who lived in Raleigh, it is a day that lives in shame: May 25, 2020, on the day his nephew George Floyd died.

George Floyd's death, which was recorded on video, launched a summer of the protest, led to deafening requests for the reform of the police and left a lasting legacy in places such as Raleighs Freedom Park – in which Floyd's last words are now pressed in stone.

“This reminds George, if you like,” said Roger Floyd on Saturday afternoon, the five -year anniversary of George Floyd's death. “It is etched here. And as long as this property survives, this is a memory of him.”

Roger Floyd said he visited this monument from time to time and reflected the nephew, which he knew almost from birth.

“George was born in Fayetteville. And I held this boot in my hands, that was something else,” said Floyd.

And then – 46 years later – another moment that has changed the world from a street corner in Minneapolis.

In the days and weeks later, Floyd felt like doing something. In addition to another family member, he founded the organization, which would be known as a Floyd Family Center – a non -profit organization that keeps himself alive for George Floyd's memory by “lighting up inequalities by under -sufficient and under -financed communities”.

The center sponsors a scholarship for students at the Alamance Community College, works on a documentary on the effects of George Floyd's death and collects donations for a number of other projects.

“This is a basic effort, but it is one that we are retained, one that we will develop further,” said Floyd.

Floyd said in the past five years that he was also busy reforms, including the pressing of the Raleigh police.

“We want transparency. You know when there is an investigation, we want to be practical,” said Floyd.

There was also the setback. Last year, the Trump administration focused on the initiatives, which the president describes as “illegal” and “immoral”. A few days ago, the Ministry of Justice also ended the supervision of the Minneapolis police.

“Well, I was obviously disappointed,” said Floyd.

Floyd now said that he had focused on the future – his nephew's legacy, in Raleigh and beyond.

“If we keep an eye on the price, we can make a difference together because we are really better together,” he said.