George Floyd, remembered

Brut America

George Floyd’s family will receive a record $27 million in settlement by the city of Minneapolis.   Days after he was killed, his friends remembered him as a "gentle giant."

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00:00He was like a superhero. When we was young, we'd go to all the football games and everything.

00:04I stayed in the house with him for like two and a half years when my mother was incarcerated.

00:09That was my next door neighbor growing up.

00:22He was just a big hearted guy and he always stood for something.

00:28And that's why I want to stand for him.

00:44As you see, Third Ward loves protected by ghetto angels.

00:47Endangered species. Black man. You a beast.

00:51That's how they looked at George Floyd.

01:29Freedom! Freedom! All these racists have cops!

01:34Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

01:36Hold up! Hold up! Hold up!

01:38We're not worried about none of that. You know what I'm saying?

01:40We come in peace. You know what I'm saying?

01:42We just want justice for our brothers.

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