TIME Examines America’s Progress Five Years After George Floyd’s Death

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TIME will host ‘TIME Impact Dinner: The Road to Justice’ in Washington, D.C. on May 20, in Partnership with the Center for Policing Equity

May 1, 2025—TIME releases today a special report entitled “Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd,” published prior to the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Floyd’s death triggered mass demonstrations across America, the largest in the nation’s history, highlighting the need for safety, respect, and an end to anti-Black racism. This special package, created in partnership with the Center for Policing Equity, includes interviews and essays from various voices, including scholars, activists, and artists, examining the continuing challenges in achieving racial justice in the U.S.

–Read the special report:

“Few events in the past century have had as much impact on American history as the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the subsequent global protest movement that arose the following summer,” stated TIME Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs. “We are pleased to collaborate with the Center for Policing Equity to share the work of artists, photographers, and writers, each reflecting on the significance of this moment and the unfinished work that remains.”

The project’s new cover features a painting by Tajh Rust for TIME, entitled Holding On (Blue). Rust writes about the painting: “I’ve used the water motif to reference shared history and collective memory within the Black diaspora. Water provides reflection but can also flood. Our stories, struggles, and victories connect through oceans. Though surrounded by rising water, this family stays afloat. Hope may lie with the younger generation.” 

–See the cover by painter Tajh Rust for TIME:

The TIME Special Report “Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd” 

 includes perspectives from:  

  • Former basketball player Carmelo Anthony and former basketball player and social justice advocate Maya Moore:
  • Scholar Imani Perry:
  • Civil rights advocate Kimberle Crenshaw:
  • Center for Policing Equity co-founder and CEO Dr. Phillip Atiba Solomon:
  • Philosopher and author Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò:
  • African American studies scholar Brandon Terry:
  • Historian and professor Dylan Penningroth:
  • Activist and #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke:
  • A photo essay, featuring Carrie Mae Weems, Mikael Owunna, and other artists, on processing police brutality and highlighting humanity during the Black Lives Matter era:

TIME will also host the TIME Impact Dinner: The Road to Justice in Washington, D.C. on May 20, in partnership with the Center for Policing Equity. The event will highlight the insights of leaders featured in the “Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd” special report and those working to reform public safety systems to promote equity and better serve marginalized communities.

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