Floyd
Carlisle (Sessions, Jr.), 1926–2021, U.S. composer, especially of operas.
a male given name, form of Lloyd.
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He compared the knee on Floyd’s neck in Minnesota, to the Mississippi lynching of Emmitt Till in 1955.
Rep. Karen Bass Reintroduces George Floyd Policing Bill in Congress | Shani Parrish | February 26, 2021 | Essence.comThe council’s decision came after days of protesting and unrest in the city—and across the country—related to Floyd’s death and calls for larger-scale accountability from law enforcement.
How Are Activists Managing Dissension Within the ‘Defund the Police’ Movement? | Josiah Bates | February 23, 2021 | TimeAfter Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in May, most of them told NACE they had released statements about the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion.
For younger job seekers, diversity and inclusion in the workplace aren’t a preference. They’re a requirement. | Jennifer Miller | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostMotivated after witnessing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin choke the life out of Floyd by kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, people marched.
How 2020 Will Go Down in the History Books, According to Historians | Olivia B. Waxman | December 23, 2020 | TimeThe most recent protests in Kenosha and elsewhere also don’t have quite the same level of support as the protests that followed Floyd’s death.
Trump’s Law And Order Message Isn’t Resonating With Most Americans | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | September 4, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Do you even remember working with Brad Pitt on that movie, as the lovable stoner, Floyd?
Patricia Arquette Uncut: Drunken Mischief with Johnny Depp, ‘True Romance’ Crush, and ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPlease send answers to Pink Floyd, care of the Funny Farm, Chalford, St. Giles.
On Tuesday, the SBC voted to elect Arkansas megachurch pastor Ronnie Floyd as its next president.
Southern Baptists Take Baby Steps Away from the Culture Wars | Ruth Graham | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne brother, state Sen. Floyd Lamb, was convicted in an FBI bribery sting.
The Cowboy Sheriff of Las Vegas Rides Into ‘Mob Museum’ | John L. Smith | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1999, researcher Floyd Romesberg and his group started by synthesizing the original letters that make up the base pairs of DNA.
The Boysons departed, having left cards of inquiry and sympathy, of which Mrs. Floyd took no notice.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardThe girl gave way unwillingly, showed Mrs. Floyd into a small study looking on the front garden, and left her.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardDo you know, did you ever hear, what the women of Marblehead did to a certain Floyd Ireson?
My New Curate | P.A. SheehanThe trouble is, as Mr. Floyd Dell has pointed out, that the parent wants complete submission and complete affection too.
Seeing Things at Night | Heywood BrounIn the meanwhile, the Honorable Cale Floyd, commonwealth's attorney, had reaped the gratitude of his constituency.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
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