WASHINGTON, June 10 — A brother of George Floyd, whose killing in Minneapolis sparked protests around the world, asked the US Congress today to stop the pain of black people caused by police violence. “I’m here to ask you to make it stop. Stop the pain,” a tearful Philonise Floyd, 42, said...
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“I’m here to ask you to make it stop. Stop the pain,” a tearful Philonise Floyd, 42, said in testimony before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. “George called for help and he was ignored. Please listen to the call I’m making to you now, to the calls of our family and the calls ringing on the streets of all the world.”
“We must remember that he is not just a cause, a name to be chanted in the streets. He was a man. He had a family. He was known as a gentle giant. He had a rich life that was taken from him far too early and we mourn his loss,” Nadler said. Some witnesses and lawmakers participated by video link to ensure social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
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