{"id":1283,"date":"2024-02-22T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2024-05-07T00:46:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T00:46:30","slug":"a-remembrance-of-george-floyds-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/a-remembrance-of-george-floyds-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Remembrance of George Floyd\u2019s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bookHis Name Is George Floyd: One Man\u2019s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice<\/em> by\u00a0Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa is a remembrance of George Floyd\u2019s life. This story talks about a tragic incident when a police officer murdered a black American man, holding down his neck until he died. This incident ignited protests across the country.<\/p>\n

This book goes further into depth on Floyd\u2019s personal life and background, such as: his home, roots, and family. It tells about the history of Floyd\u2019s family going back to Floyd\u2019s great-great-grandfather, who was born an enslaved person in 1857. It also shows what kind of person Floyd was. Floyd wanted people in the world to know his name and to ensure that someday he will make a lasting impact. He told his sister Zsa Zsa at the age of thirteen, \u201cI don\u2019t want to rule the world; I don\u2019t want to run the world.\u201d Then mentioned, \u201cI just want to touch the world.\u201d Therefore, he wanted people to see him as a good guy that wouldn\u2019t harm anyone in the world.<\/p>\n

The beginning chapter shows that the day George Floyd died started as an ordinary day with his family. This chapter also shows that the Covid-19 pandemic left Floyd jobless and listless, and he was trying to avoid drugs from a friend he was hanging with. He didn\u2019t want drugs to be part of his life.<\/p>\n

Floyd\u2019s life and his upbringing came to people’s attention because of the murder that happened on Memorial Day in 2020 in Minneapolis. George Floyd’s death changed everything and everyone in town. This made citizens feel outrage, despair, and mostly grief.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, the book gives hope by letting its readers know that George Floyd didn\u2019t die for nothing. Nobody knew his name. However, after this tragedy everybody worldwide not only knew his name, but they knew it meant changing the law, it meant right from wrong, and new hope for America.<\/p>\n

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Get the book!<\/strong> Check out His Name Is George Floyd<\/span> by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa at BMCC\u2019s Library<\/a>, the\u00a0New York Public Library<\/a>, the\u00a0Brooklyn Public Library<\/a>, or the\u00a0Queens Public Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"mapleAbout the author<\/strong> Fall is in her third semester at BMCC and will graduate this year. She plans to get her AA degree in Early Childhood. During her spare time, she enjoys books, outdoors, sketching, exercise, taking photos, and swimming. As for her personality, she\u2019s friendly, funny, and respectful. She hopes you enjoy some of the books she writes about at BMCC Reads.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Author avatar by Aaron Burden<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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