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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
This episode contains strong language.
Nearly 30 years ago, George Perry Floyd Jr. told a high school classmate he would “touch the world” someday. We went to the funeral in Houston of an outsize man who dreamed equally big and whose killing has galvanized a movement against racism across the globe.
Guest: Manny Fernandez (https://www.nytimes.com/by/manny-fernandez), The New York Times’s bureau chief in Houston.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily)
Background reading:
Mr. Floyd’s funeral served as both a national reckoning and a moment of personal mourning (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/us/george-floyd-funeral-houston-unrest.html). The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded more action against police brutality.
As a young man, Mr. Floyd had big plans for his future. This is the story of his life and dreams (https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-who-is.html).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Nearly 30 years ago, George Perry Floyd Jr. told a high school classmate he would “touch the world” someday. We went to the funeral in Houston of an outsize man who dreamed equally big and whose killing has galvanized a movement against racism across the globe.
Guest: Manny Fernandez (https://www.nytimes.com/by/manny-fernandez), The New York Times’s bureau chief in Houston.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily)
Background reading:
Mr. Floyd’s funeral served as both a national reckoning and a moment of personal mourning (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/us/george-floyd-funeral-houston-unrest.html). The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded more action against police brutality.
As a young man, Mr. Floyd had big plans for his future. This is the story of his life and dreams (https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-who-is.html).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)