The latest: #GeorgeFloyd #Houston memorial reminds friends what they survived
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2/ Friends talked about #GeorgeFloyd and his time at Yates High
3/ #GeorgeFloyd was a football (tight end) and basketball player (forward)
4/Friends said #GeorgeFloyd wanted to escape the #Houston neighborhood where he grew up, but ended up back there and eventually in prison for armed robbery. He emerged determined to start a new life.
5/#GeorgeFloyd murals and memorials in #Houston have special meaning to those who grew up with him, like Vaughn Dickerson. They’ve made mistakes, too, they said, but went on to rebuild their lives, starting businesses and sending their kids to college.
6/Before I covered #GeorgeFloydProtests in #Minneapolis my sister took me to @allsquarempls where I learned about creative ways to to empower people to fight recidivism
7/ check @latimes for more coverage from me and @kurtisalee of #GeorgeFloydMemorial and funeral in #Houston
8/ Candlelight vigil tonight 7:30 p.m. #GeorgeFloyd alma mater Yates High School
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