George
Floyd's
death
in
May
2020,
captured
on
video
by
bystanders
lead
to
the
infamous
Black
Lives
Matter
movement.
Along
with
countrywide
calls
for
police
reform
and
racial
justice
in
the
US,
protests
ensued
all
across
the
world.
Chauvin,
then
a
Minneapolis
police
officer,
had
knelt
on
the
unarmed
George
Floyd's
neck
for
more
than
nine
minutes
which
lead
to
his
death.
On
Tuesday
(April
20),
around
4
pm
CT,
a
jury
found
Derek
Chauvin
guilty
on
all
three
charges
he
faced
in
the
death
of
George
Floyd-
second-degree
unintentional
murder,
third-degree
murder
and
second-degree
manslaughter.
As
soon
as
the
news
hit
social
media,
along
with
common
folks,
celebrities
too
cheered
on
for
the
verdict.
American
singer
Mariah
Carey
wrote
on
Twitter,
"A
beginning..
a
small
grain
of
hope
for
our
future."
Oscar-winner
Viola
Davis
also
took
to
Twitter
sharing
a
painting
of
late
George
Floyd
and
wrote,
"GUILTY!!!!
As
it
should
be!!
Now....Rest
In
Peace
George
Floyd.
Rest.
You
and
your
family
have
been
vindicated.
❤❤?゚マ
#SayHisName
?@4NIKKOLAS."
Mia
Farrow
shared
a
picture
of
Derek
Chauvin
from
the
viral
video
and
added,
"Gratitude
to
the
young
girl,
a
child
who
video
taped
the
entire
nine
minutes
and
29
seconds
it
took
to
kill
George
Floyd." Meanwhile,
former
MCU
star
Chris
Evans
wrote,
"Justice.
Sending
love
to
George
Floyd's
family
and
friends."
Take
a
look
at
more
tweets
from
Hollywood
celebrities,
Today,
a
jury
did
the
right
thing.
But
true
justice
requires
much
more.
Michelle
and
I
send
our
prayers
to
the
Floyd
family,
and
we
stand
with
all
those
who
are
committed
to
guaranteeing
every
American
the
full
measure
of
justice
that
George
and
so
many
others
have
been
denied.
pic.twitter.com/mihZQHqACV
This
verdict
is
just
the
first
step
in
a
long
line
of
injustice
against
the
Black
community,
often
with
no
consequences.
The
work
is
not
nearly
done.
While
there
are
many
more
families
waiting
for
justice,
my
heart
is
with
George
Floyd’s
family
right
now.
#PoliceReformNOW
@NAACP