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One year after George Floyd’s murder, Connecticut leaders and activists say the real conversation about racism and police brutality is only just beginning

In 2020, a year already marked by tragedy and upheaval, one day in late May became an inflection point.

Tuesday marks one year since George Floyd Jr.’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, one of whom knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes.

The killing — which later resulted in the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin — became a tense national reckoning that peaked in the summer of 2020 with rallies and marches across the country.

In Connecticut, as in other states, Floyd’s murder highlighted debates over police reform and social services investment.