Nationwide — George Floyd’s daughter, Gianna, remains to be going through bullying at her Texas center faculty 5 years after her father’s demise. Classmates use hateful phrases and false claims that echo assaults on her father’s legacy. Gianna, now 11, as soon as stood on NBA star Stephen Jackson’s shoulders and proudly stated, “Daddy modified the world.” Immediately, she’s focused by the identical right-wing rhetoric making an attempt to discredit George Floyd’s reminiscence.
Her mom, Roxie Washington, feels caught between wanting to guard Gianna and serving to her study to face up for herself. “Do I run as much as the varsity and act like ‘Who did what?’ Or do I let her battle her personal battle?” Washington stated, in keeping with BET. “I don’t need her to really feel like she’s by herself. However I need her to have the ability to stand on her personal two ft.”
In the meantime, some conservative voices proceed to unfold false claims about Floyd’s demise. Ben Shapiro, for instance, falsely says Floyd died from a drug overdose. Official experiences present Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest attributable to police restraint.
Former police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for greater than 9 minutes, was convicted of homicide in 2021 and is serving 22 and a half yr in jail. Regardless of this, some proceed to marketing campaign for his launch, spreading misinformation that not solely impacts Floyd’s legacy but in addition Gianna’s on a regular basis life.
