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Why we need to know more than just George Floyd's name
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Wednesday will mark the two-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder. Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa join Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the life of the man whose death, under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, sparked an international conversation about race, and whose name came to symbolize racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. Their new book, His Name Is George Floyd, shows how systemic racism shaped Floyd's life, and how he repeatedly tried to rise above it. Samuels and Olorunnipa interviewed more than 400 people, including lawyers, teachers, family members, and friends to tell Floyd's story, revealing all the ways he was loved, and how he arrived at his fateful final day.