The Black Lives Matter movement, kicked into high gear after Mr. Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, has given way to the politics of “white grievance” championed by President Trump.

Zsa Zsa Floyd, George Floyd's eldest sister, sheds a tear during a memorial service to mark the 5th anniversary of his death, in Pearland, Texas, May 25, 2025. Callaghan O'hare/Reuters.

Since George Floyd’s Murder, Police Killings Keep Rising, Not Falling The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the murder of Mr. Floyd by a Minneapolis officer in 2020.