What is “George Floyd” protest in news currently?

The United States is facing nation wide protests over the death of an African American George Floyd.

Highlights

• George Floyd, an African American man of age 46 died after the police arrested him near a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
• This has created the current unrest in the country.
• Mr Floyd was from Houston and has been living in Minneapolis several years. 
• He was left jobless due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
• He was reported to the police by a shopkeeper to have used a counterfeit currency.
• People even claim that the “Black Lives Matter” movement is back

Black Lives Matter Movement

• The Black Lives Movement is an African-American movement that campaigns against violence and racism towards black people. 
• The movement campaigns against killings of black people, police brutality, racial profiling and racial inequality in the United States. 
• The movement began in 2013. The movement spread to Canada, Australia and Germany as well.