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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the death of George Floyd sparked worldwide protests, mostly under the banner Black Lives Matter. But the LIFE of the Black man killed by a white police officer in the US, and how he'd lived it until his murder had generated less interest. That's now the subject of a new book "His Name Is George Floyd: One Man鈥檚 Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice."

Its two authors, Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels, were awarded the prestigious Pulitzer prize for their work. Newsday caught up with Robert and first wanted to know if a week on, it had sunk in yet.

"We go back at least seven generations into George Floyd's history... who was a man of tremendous ambition. But you see systemic racism shaping the life of George Floyd."

"We had been given the gift of trust by more than 400 people who we interviewed. And they joined us in the mission because if people learned about [his] life... of all the nuances and hope that we could bring to it then maybe our children... might have a fairer America than we have."

(Pic: Protests in London against racism sparked by George Floyd's killing in the US; Credit: EPA)

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