Timeline: one year since the death of George Floyd

Police killing of the unarmed African American prompted moment of reckoning for US race relations

Members of the clergy gather in front of a George Floyd mural in June, 2020
Members of the clergy gather in front of a George Floyd mural in June, 2020
(Image credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

The White House is pushing ahead with a major police reform bill aimed at limiting US police powers despite fierce Republican opposition.

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