George Floyd’s Uncle Tells How Nephew’s Death Changed His Life
Every day, Selwyn Jones misses his nephew, George Floyd.
Today marks four years since Floyd, 46, was killed in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. In death, he has become a martyr and a symbol of the oppression and violence against Black people at the hands of law enforcement.
But to his uncle, he was a big, good-natured guy who loved to laugh. That’s the person Jones misses seeing and talking to, he told The Daily Beast.