Relatives of a City Council candidate in Richmond, Virginia, are casting doubt on his claim that he's a cousin of George Floyd. Tavares Floyd wants to represent the capital city's 6th District. And he often cites familial links to George Floyd, the Black man who died in Minneapolis police custody in 2020. Ashley Floyd is Tavares Floyd’s sister.
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Vincent Floyd, Tavares Floyd’s half brother, told the Times-Dispatch that he was “not aware” of any connection between his family and George Floyd. “My aunts have a direct connection to the family,” he said. “They are who called me to tell me he had been killed.”Tavares Floyd provided photos to the newspaper that he said show him at a memorial event for George Floyd in Raeford, North Carolina.
Flora Taylor, who identified herself as one of Tavares Floyd’s aunts, told the newspaper that she did not know whether the family is related to George Floyd.
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