About the Author

Robert Samuels (Author)
Robert Samuels is a national political enterprise reporter at The Washington Post. He has traveled across the United States over the course of three presidencies to write human stories about politics, race and the changing American identity.



Toluse Olorunnipa (Author)
Toluse Olorunnipa is a political enterprise reporter for The Washington Post and a CNN analyst. Reporting from five continents and more than forty states during three presidencies, he has documented the real-world impact of the White House and federal policy on underserved communities.

Reviews

Since we know George Floyd's death with tragic clarity, we must know Floyd's America - and life - with tragic clarity. His Name Is George Floyd is essential for our times.
*Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist*

'In this age of misinformation, where the victims of police killings are made out to be the problem, this humanising of Floyd is necessary... Samuels and Olorunnipa's greatest triumph is placing Floyd's life in the context of white supremacy.'
*Observer*

An intimate, unvarnished and scrupulous account of his life...brilliantly revealing.
*New York Times*

Detailed, vivid and moving.
*Washington Post*

A wondrous feat of vivid writing and deep reporting, from the way it leads the reader through George Floyd's final fateful day on earth to its masterly account of Floyd's hopes and frustrations in the larger context of race in America.
*David Maraniss, author of Barack Obama: The Story*