#Lil Baby Joins Family of George Floyd at the White House

Today (May 25), Lil Baby joined the family of George Floyd, as well as their attorney Ben Crump, on a visit to the White House, as TMZ points out. Their trip to Washington, D.C. comes exactly one year after Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. According to a report by The New York Times, President Biden met with members of Floyd’s family to discuss policing legislation.

In a video captured by TMZ, Lil Baby arrives at the White House with members of Floyd’s family. When asked by a TMZ reporter what it was they wanted to discuss with the President, Lil Baby leaned into the frame and said, “Trying to pass the George Floyd Police Act bill.”

Last month, after Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, Biden called on lawmakers to resurrect the bill known as the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The legislation would ban chokeholds, make it easier to prosecute officers for wrongdoing, and put restrictions on deadly force.

Last June, Lil Baby released a song called “The Bigger Picture” in response to the national protests over the killings of Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Read “Resources in the Fight Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism” on the Pitch.