Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick has set up an initiative to help those protesting the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed Black man.
A white police officer is facing charges in his death, which has sparked four days of protests in cities in Minnesota and across the U.S.
Bystander video shows the officer pinning his knee into the man’s neck. Court documents indicate the officer had his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, according to Reuters.
The officer, Derek Chauvin, was charged Friday with third-degree murder and manslaughter. As protesters plan marches and rallies across the U.S.