Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. Chauvin has been charged with the killing of George Floyd in May 2020.
Floyd’s death at the hands of the police sparked an international outcry against racial inequality.
Eddie Glaude, professor of African American studies at Princeton University and MSNBC contributor, joins us to discuss one of the highest-profile trials in recent memory.
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