The sister of a man who was mysteriously killed in police custody in a Paris suburb 4 years ago says 'George Floyd is our brother here in France, too'

• Four years ago, Assa Traoré's 24-year-old brother Adama died in police custody in a Paris suburb.
• Adama Traoré's cause of death still remains shrouded in mystery.
• "George Floyd is our brother here in France, too," Traoré said.
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Assa Traoré has been fighting for justice ever since her brother Adama died in the custody of French police on his 24th birthday, four years ago. And she's determined to keep fighting until "the end," she says: until someone is convicted for his death.

But recently, her goal has grown larger. She's now at the forefront of a new movement to wipe out what activists deem to be systemic racism in policing, fight for Black rights, and to challenge France's official vision of itself as a colorblind society.

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