NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Eight minutes and 46 seconds: the amount of time it took for a Minneapolis police officer to kill a Black man by putting his knee on his neck.
Flowers and pictures lay at a memorial to victims of police violence during a demonstration in front of a Manhattan court house and jail to protest the recent death of George Floyd on May 29, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Derek Chauvin last May was etched in the consciousness of America, and so the summer of protest and racial reckoning began.
Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd walks with activists across the Brooklyn Bridge during a rally in response to the killing of his brother by Minneapolis police on June 04, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Justin Heiman/Getty Images
In cities across the United States and around the world, tens of thousands of people took to the streets demanding justice not only for Mr. Floyd, but for Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner and many others.
A demonstrator protests in front of Los Angeles City Hall in response to the police killing of George Floyd on May 29, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.Apu Gomes/Getty Images
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In the middle of a pandemic, protesters marched for social justice and for civil rights, and brought attention to systemic inequality.
Protesters gather in Manhattan's Foley Square to protest the recent death of George Floyd, an African American man who killed after a police officer was filmed kneeling on his neck in Minneapolis on May 29, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Celebrities, sports figures, politicians and companies spoke out, some asking for change and others saying they wanted to be a part of the change.
Actor John Boyega delivers a speech during a Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park on June 3, 2020 in London, United Kingdom.Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
New York saw large demonstrations in every pocket of the city.
Protesters clash with police during a rally against the death of Minneapolis, Minnesota man George Floyd at the hands of police on May 28, 2020 in Union Square in New York City.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Demonstrators denouncing systemic racism in law enforcement and the May 25th killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer gather at a press conference in the borough of Brooklyn calling for the passing of bills to increase police accountability throughout New York state on June 4, 2020 in New York City.Scott Heins/Getty Images
Happening now: 500 peaceful protestors leaving Manhattan heading to Brooklyn for one of the many events around #NYC today in memory of #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/CZjrwl4Bmu
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) June 4, 2020
People from diverse backgrounds came together, unified around a common cause.
A man holds a drawing of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick as hundreds of people participate in a silent demonstration in front of Gracie Mansion, the mayor's residence, to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer on June 03, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Although the protests have slowed down, the conversations are ongoing, and the work continues to form that more perfect union.
