- 7:55 p.m.Biden says country must confront systemic racism after Chauvin conviction
- 7:54 p.m.In nationwide address, Biden speaks about Floyd killing: ‘It was a murder in the full light of day’
- 7:41 p.m.Darnella Frazier, teen who filmed Floyd’s arrest, speaks out after verdict
- 7:19 p.m.In D.C. the guilty verdict in Chauvin trial is met with cheers, tears and relief
- 7:15 p.m.‘What a day to be a Floyd, ’ says brother of George Floyd
- 7:08 p.m.Floyd family chants ‘Say his name,’ says he should still be alive
- 7:03 p.m.Photos: Reaction after the verdict
- 6:32 p.m.‘The work of our generation is to put an end to the vestiges of Jim Crow,’ Ellison says
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