It’s been five years since the killing of George Floyd shocked the world and ignited a global movement. A White police officer pinned the unarmed Black man to the ground for over nine minutes, ignoring Floyd’s cries: “I can’t breathe.”

That moment became a rallying cry for racial justice and police reform in the United States.

Joining the discussion: 

• Imani Cheers is a cultural curator and an Associate Professor of Digital Storytelling at the George Washington University.
• Niambi Carter is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
• Joseph Williams is a Former Senior Editor at U.S. News and World Report.
• Robert Patillo is a civil rights attorney and a talk radio host.