{"id":21421,"date":"2021-05-20T18:57:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T23:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21421"},"modified":"2021-05-20T18:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T23:57:04","slug":"bet-remembers-george-floyd-and-addresses-the-systemic-injustice-plaguing-black-americans-with-three-reflective-and-empowering-news-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/20\/bet-remembers-george-floyd-and-addresses-the-systemic-injustice-plaguing-black-americans-with-three-reflective-and-empowering-news-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Remembers George Floyd and Addresses the Systemic Injustice Plaguing Black Americans with Three Reflective and Empowering News Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21422\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21422 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George_Floyd_Tributes_Outside_Cup_Foods_Minneapolis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George_Floyd_Tributes_Outside_Cup_Foods_Minneapolis.jpg 642w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George_Floyd_Tributes_Outside_Cup_Foods_Minneapolis-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George_Floyd_Tributes_Outside_Cup_Foods_Minneapolis-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George_Floyd_Tributes_Outside_Cup_Foods_Minneapolis-350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tributes and mural outside Cup Foods, where Floyd died Photo by: Vasanth Rajkumar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nearly a year has passed since the murder of George Floyd, whose life was senselessly taken by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Tuesday, May 25, marks the anniversary date of Floyd&#8217;s passing, and BET will engage audiences with three compelling original primetime news specials powered by its social impact initiative Content For Change. These primetime specials will feature a range of notable voices from the Black community who not only pay tribute to the life of George Floyd but reflect on society&#8217;s so-called racial reckoning. Has America made meaningful progress in the fight for racial justice and equality in the year since Floyd&#8217; death? If not &#8211; what is the path forward? The three-night television event begins Tuesday, May 25 starting @ 8PM ET\/PT on BET.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the year since we&#8217;ve lost George Floyd, we&#8217;ve all been tasked with examining difficult truths, while the Floyds and many other Black families have buried their loved ones. These tough times push our collective consciousness to challenge societal inequities and strive for safer futures,&#8221; said BET President Scott Mills. &#8220;A year later at BET, it is critical that we continuously join the effort honoring George Floyd&#8217;s life and building the world he deserved. 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