Rally at Minn. Capitol on eve of Floyd anniversary
Activists and family members of victims rallied outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, calling for legislation that holds authorities accountable in the future and reopens police abuse cases from the past. "What I remind every single one of you is: Minnesotans, we have failed George Floyd. We have failed George Floyd's family. We have failed the countless families who are standing here, because nothing has been done in this state," Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Monday, the day before the one-year anniversary of Floyd's killing in nearby Minneapolis. Courteney Ross, Floyd's girlfriend, also spoke. "There are so many cases that we need to reopen, not only in this state, in this country, across the world, we all know that," Ross said before losing her composure and being comforted by Toshira Garraway, founder of Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence. Following the speeches, dozens of protesters led by a group of Native American dancers began a march around the Capitol grounds and streets in the area.