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A paid TIME subscription is separate and available at time.com/subscribe-agent. by [TIME PR](https://time.com/author/time-pr/) ## TIME PR May 1, 2025 1:26 PM UTC  Cover by painter Tajh Rust for TIME by [TIME PR](https://time.com/author/time-pr/) ## TIME PR May 1, 2025 1:26 PM UTC _TIME to 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—_Today, TIME publishes “**Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd**,” a special report released ahead of the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. In the wake of Floyd’s death, millions of Americans took to the streets, launching the largest protests in U.S. history and marking a watershed moment that demanded safety, dignity, and an end to anti-Black racism. Produced in collaboration with the **Center for Policing Equity**, the special package features a collection of interviews and essays from scholars, activists, artists, and more, exploring why the pursuit of racial justice remains so challenging in America. _\--Read the special report_: [here](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/) “Few periods have influenced the course of American history in the last century as the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the worldwide protest movement that sprung from it the following summer,” said TIME Editor in Chief **Sam Jacobs**. “We are grateful to partner with the Center for Policing Equity to publish work from artists, photographers and writers, each reflecting on the impact of this moment and the work that remains undone.” The new cover for the project is a painting, _Holding On (Blue),_ by **Tajh Rust** for TIME. On the painting Rust writes: “I’ve been using this water motif to speak to a shared history and a collective memory across the Black diaspora. The water gives us a chance to reflect, but it can also be a flood. Our stories, challenges, and triumphs are connected by oceans. This family unit is inundated by the rising water, yet they stay above it. The hope may be found in the younger generation.” _\--See the cover by painter Tajh Rust for TIME_: [here](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TIM250512-CPE-Cover.jpg) **The TIME Special Report "Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd"** **features perspectives from**: * Former basketball player **Carmelo Anthony** and former basketball player and social justice advocate **Maya Moore**: [How Sports Can Advance Racial Justice](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7279989/maya-moore-carmelo-anthony-sports-racial-justice) * Scholar **Imani Perry**: [Art Is a Powerful Tool to Fight Racial Injustice](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7279986/imani-perry-art-racial-justice-essay) * Civil rights advocate **Kimberle Crenshaw**: [The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7279984/kimberle-crenshaw-black-lives-matter-essay) * Center for Policing Equity co-founder and CEO **Dr. Phillip Atiba Solomon**: [Building a Moonshot for Racial Justice](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7279988/philip-atiba-solomon-racial-justice-essay) * Philosopher and author **Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò**: [Why Protests Should Be Promises](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7280510/protests-promise-essay) * African American studies scholar **Brandon Terry**: [What the Reconstruction Era Can Teach Us About the Politics of Shame](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7280521/reconstruction-shame-history) * Historian and professor **Dylan Penningroth**: [Police Power Affects All of Us](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7280515/police-power-public-safety-essay) * Activist and #MeToo movement founder **Tarana Burke**: [What Sustains Her Lifelong Fight for Racial Equity](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7281268/tarana-burke-interview) * A photo essay, featuring **Carrie Mae Weems**, **Mikael Owunna**, and other artists, on processing police brutality and spotlighting humanity in the era of Black Lives Matter: [The Artist as Witness in the Era of Black Lives Matter](https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7279990/black-lives-matter-artists-photo-essay) As an extension of the special project, TIME will host the **TIME Impact Dinner: The Road to Justice** with presenting partner the **Center for Policing Equity** in Washington, D.C. on May 20\. The evening will be dedicated to elevating the perspectives of the leaders featured in the “Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd” special report and those who are striving to reshape public safety systems to drive equity and better support marginalized communities. ### ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7281847/time-unveils-special-report-five-years-later-america-looks-for-a-way-forward-after-george-floyd/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7281847/time-unveils-special-report-five-years-later-america-looks-for-a-way-forward-after-george-floyd/"},"headline":"TIME Unveils Special Report: “Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd”","datePublished":"2025-05-01T13:26:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-11T00:28:54.697Z","description":"TIME Unveils Special Report “Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd”","url":"https://time.com/7281847/time-unveils-special-report-five-years-later-america-looks-for-a-way-forward-after-george-floyd/","keywords":["Press Room"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb2ed20dd1a139df/6998c63fa97fc01c29a744e0/TIM250512-George-Floyd-Cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME PR","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-pr/"}],"articleSection":"Press Room","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb2ed20dd1a139df/6998c63fa97fc01c29a744e0/TIM250512-George-Floyd-Cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIM250512-George Floyd-Cover","caption":"","creditText":"Cover by painter Tajh Rust for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/press-room/","name":"Press Room"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/press-room/","name":"Press Room"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7281847/time-unveils-special-report-five-years-later-america-looks-for-a-way-forward-after-george-floyd/","name":"TIME Unveils Special Report: “Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd”"}}]}] ```