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George Floyd's Family Visits Rochester Mural

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George Floyd's Family Visits Rochester Mural
George Floyd's Family Visits Rochester Mural
Floyd's aunt and cousin spoke with KIMT about the man behind the movement

List.

Thank you for joining us for kimt news 3 at 10?

"* i'm katie lange.

And i'm george mallet.

In minneapolis ?

"* there's a mural of george floyd at 38th and chicago where he died.

That mural has attracted worldwide attention.

Tonight another floyd mural was unveiled here in rochester as members of floyd's family looked on.

Kimt news three's isabella basco spoke with them and joins us live.

Lee green created this mural outside of barbershop talk in rochester.

It is a remarkable rendering of floyd's now famous face.

But floyd's family wants us to remember more than floyd's face.

They want us to remember the man and his impact.

Xxx <nats of woman singing > "i know, a know a change gonna come."

The terrifying moment of aggression that ended george floyd's life?

"*?

"*?

" remembered tonight.

The result of that aggression a vital ingredient in this depiction of floyd.

Floyd's family visited rochester for the unveiling and to plea for an end to racism.

"there's no confusion at this point, you know what i'm saying, racism exists, there's no debate about it."

Paris stevens is floyd's first cousin and angela harrelson is his aunt.

Their nickname for him was perry.

Harrelson describes the moment she saw that video.

"i went and turned the tv on, there i saw him: that image.

I can't breathe.

I saw towards the end when he yelled for my sister: mama, mama.

Right then, i just fell."

His horrific death still torments harrelson.

"did i just watch a lynching, a modern?

"*day lynching on tv?

My heart sunk, i walked around in circles."

Stevens describes the aftermath of floyd's death as a "double?

"* edged sword."

"changes are happening but we've also seen that since his death there are still things that have occurred.

But you have to take the good and some with the bad."

The world is familiar with floyd's face: we've been inundated with photographs... paintings and a brutal video of his final moments.

But his family wants people to understand the man behind the movement.

"he had a great mayor kim norton gave a speech at today's unveiling.

Norton mentioned ?

"* change is uncomfortable but we have to learn to be uncomfortable .

In order to achieve change ?

"* it will take work from every single one of us for the long haul.

Live in rochester ib kimt news 3.

Thanks isabella.

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