Events mark anniversary of George Floyd's death
George Floyd died in front of a Minneapolis Cup Foods on May 25, 2020.
Activists are continuing their quest for police reform and social and racial justice on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death.
Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a Cup Foods.
His death sparked nationwide protests that persisted in major cities for much of the summer, despite a raging pandemic.
Floyd's family is set to meet with President Joe Biden Tuesday and other prominent lawmakers to push for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which aims to address "a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability."
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Chuck Schumer mentions Floyd's name on Senate floor
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer commemorated Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death by acknowledging the massive social justice movement that was born as a result.
"This was not only a fight for justice for one man and his family, who I've had the privilege to meet with, but a fight against the discrimination that black men and women suffer at the hands of state power, not just here in America, but around the globe," Schumer said. "It is a fight that continues today."
Schumer also recalled the “stomach-churning video” of Floyd’s death, which was played numerous times during Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.
"George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight by a police officer sworn to protect and serve our country was forever changed by the stomach-churning video of Derek Chauvin killing Mr. Floyd," Schumer said.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., are working on bipartisan police reform legislation, Schumer said, but gave no details on what the legislation will look like or when it may be ready for consideration by the Senate.
-ABC News’ Allison Pecorin
Peaceful rallies held across the nation
Thousands of people rallied in locations around the country to mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death.
In Brooklyn, crowds gathered outside Barclays Center before the Nets' playoff game and marched along Atlantic Avenue calling for an end to police violence.
In Boston, two major marches took place in the afternoon and evening.
"Not enough progress. Not enough progress, which is why [we're marching]," Karen Groce-Horan, executive director and co-founder of Courageous Conversations Milton, told Boston ABC affiliate WCVB.
At Leimert Park in Los Angeles, some kneeled for just over nine minutes to mark the amount of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd's neck.
Most of the rallies went off without incident, according to reports.