Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will appear in court today exactly two weeks after George Floyd’s death.
Chauvin was the officer filmed on video with his knee on Floyd’s neck before he died.
Also today, a third and final memorial service will be held for George Floyd in Houston, where he grew up.
In the UK, protesters toppled a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston, echoing several instances in the US where Confederate monuments have been defaced, removed or designated for removal.
In Brazil, protesters gathered in support of Black Lives Matter, and to protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, including its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
