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George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was a black American man killed during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after allegedly using counterfeit money to buy cigarettes. Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes as he lay handcuffed on the ground. After his death, protests against police violence toward black people quickly spread across the United States and internationally.
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The life of an activist

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C. d. Kirven C.d. Kirven helped lay the foundation that today’s protests are building on C.d. Kirven has been an activist in the Black civil rights, LGBTQ equality and women’s rights movements for decades.

In the weeks since a now-former Minneapolis police officer named Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, Kirven has participated in and monitored the near-daily protests taking place here in the streets of Dallas.

Kirven sat down recently for an interview with Dallas Voice to talk about her history and what she thinks of what’s happening now in the streets across the country. — Steven Monacelli Dallas Voice: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me, C.d.

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