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Minneapolis Uprising – July 2020

Minneapolis Uprising – July 2020

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A bridge for a Metro Transit Light Rail train over Haiwatha Ave in South Minneapolis. — 07/01/20
Light Rail Bridge over Haiwatha

A Dollar General store on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis. In the foreground, what’s left of an HR Block store. — 07/01/20
Burned out Dollar General store in strip mall

Target on East Lake Street. The store closed in May 2020 following damage from riots after George Floyd’s murder. — 07/01/20
Target on East Lake Street closed after protests

The intersection of Lake and Minnehaha. The corner was home to AutoZone, Minnehaha Liquors and the Minneapolis police third precinct police station. All the buildings were burned in May 2020. — 07/01/20
Intersection of Minnehaha and Lake Street

A temporary “Community Market” being built outside the looted and damaged Cub Foods grocery store on 26th Ave S in South Minneapolis. The store was damaged during the unrest following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/01/20
Cub Foods Community Market in Minneapolis

A sign reading “We’ll stand together and we’ll build together” on a Target Store with CVS Pharmacy on East Lake Street in Minneapolis. The store was heavily looted during the 2020 unrest in Minneapolis following the May 25th death of George Floyd. — 07/01/20
We’ll stand together And we’ll build together

MAD DADs organization with their truck on Hennepin Ave outside the Gay 90s nightclub in downtown Minneapolis. — 07/04/20
MAD DADS on Hennepin Ave

Fireworks being lit off on 1st Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. Police drove through to clear the crowd. — 07/04/20
Amateur fireworks lit in downtown Minneapolis

Empty shelving in a newly built “Community Market” that will serve as a temporary store while the damaged Cub Foods store is repaired. The store was damaged following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/05/20
Empty shelving at Cub Foods community market

Complimentary shuttle bus station setup outside Cub Foods store providing transportation to another Cub Foods. The shuttles were setup after the store was damaged following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/05/20
Cub Foods shuttle bus stop

Minneapolis police at the homicide scene that left Leneesha Columbus dead just outside of George Floyd Square. — 07/05/20
The Murder of Leneesha Columbus

The rubble of the O'Reilly Auto Parts store on Nicollet Avenue. The store was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.ACAB, Fuck Jacob Frey, Fuck 12, RIP George and Riots work written on the remaining wall — 07/09/20
O’Reilly Auto Parts rubble

Construction site in downtown Minneapolis with wood that reads “Stay happy stay safe”. — 07/09/20
Stay Happy, Stay Safe

Boards on Hennepin Ave in Downtown Minneapolis. RIP Floyd written on the wall. — 07/09/20
Augies in downtown Minneapolis with boards

The Warehouse District Light Rail platform in Downtown Minneapolis with caution tape. — 07/09/20
Warehouse District Station with caution tape

An empty I-35w leading into Downtown Minneapolis during interstate construction. — 07/09/20
Empty I-35w leading to Minneapolis

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks on July 10th, 2020 at a Oromo march in Northeast Minneapolis. — 07/10/20
Jacob Frey speaks at Oromo march

An Oromo protest in Northeast Minneapolis over the unrest in Ethiopia. — 07/10/20
Oromo protest in Northeast Minneapolis

Woman with an Oromo flag during a march through Northeast Minneapolis. — 07/10/20
Woman at Oromo march in Minneapolis

Oromo protesters march over the Mississippi River protesting the unrest in Ethiopia. — 07/10/20
Oromo march over Mississippi River

An Oromo protest marched from Northeast Minneapolis to the Hennepin County Government Center. — 07/10/20
Oromo Protest in Downtown Minneapolis

Painted boards on the CVS on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis. “You hold the key” “Peace” — 07/12/20
You Hold The Key, CVS Boards

West Lake Street with boards on businesses. — 07/12/20
Lake Street Boarded Up

The Quik Shop Convenience Store at the corner of Grand and W 28th in South Minneapolis. — 07/12/20
Quik Shop Convenience store in Minneapolis

Signs in a window of a store in Minneapolis that read “Protect our elders” “MPLS Rejects Hate” “You are welcome here you belong” — 07/12/20
COVID-19 MPLS Rejects Hate

A large mural on the side of a building on Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis. “Floyd’s World” “Taking about the revolution”. — 07/12/20
Floyd’s World on Nicollet Ave

A Slice of New York on Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis with boards up following riots after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/12/20
A Slice of New York on Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis

A Native Lives Matter rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on July 12, 2020. — 07/12/20
Native Lives Matter rally at Minnesota State Capitol

Royce White speaks at a Native Lives Matter rally at the Minnesota State Capitol. — 07/12/20
Royce White speaks at Native Lives Matter Rally

Gabriel Black Elk speaking outside the Minnesota State Capitol on the 5 year anniversary of the death of his brother Paul Castaway. Castaway was shot and killed by the Denver Police on July 12, 2015. — 07/12/20
Garbriel Black Elk at Native Lives Matter rally

Boards on the Ananya Dance Theatre in St. Paul. — 07/12/20
Ananya Dance Theatre, St. Paul

The remains of a Subway store and a tax office that burned during unrest over the May 25th, 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. — 07/12/20
St. Paul Subway Remains

Kiku Bistro on Hennepin Avenue with art boards following unrest after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/12/20
Kiku Bistro on Hennepin Ave with art boards

ReUSE Minnesota flyer on storefront board. The organization is coordinating the recovery of plywood across the twin cities after it was used to cover doors and windows. — 07/13/20
ReUSE Minnesota flyer

No Justice, No Peace written on the sidewalk in front of a bench in South Minneapolis. — 07/13/20
No Justice No Peace in front of bench

Minnehaha Station United States Post Office located at 3033 27th Ave S in Minneapolis. The post office was burned during unrest over the death of George Floyd. — 07/13/20
Burned out Minnehaha Station Post Office

A burned out USPS van inside a burned down Post Office in South Minneapolis. The building burned in riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/13/20
Burned Postal Service Van

Minnehaha Station United States Post Office located at 3033 27th Ave S in Minneapolis. The post office was burned during unrest over the death of George Floyd. — 07/13/20
USPS Minnehaha Station rubble

Minnehaha Station United States Post Office located at 3033 27th Ave S in Minneapolis. The post office was burned during unrest over the death of George Floyd. — 07/13/20
USPS Post Office fire rubble

George Floyd art in South Minneapolis. Art popped up on boards after the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd. — 07/13/20
Abolish the police mural

Boards on art studios near downtown Minneapolis. — 07/14/20
Gamut Gallery art boards

Attorney Ben Crump speaks outside the Federal Courthouse in Downtown Minneapolis on July 15th, 2020. He announced the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the George Floyd family against the City of Minneapolis. — 07/15/20
Ben Crump speaks at Federal Courthouse

No Justice No Peace! Written on what’s left of Chicago Furniture on Chicago Ave in Minneapolis. The store was burned in riots after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/16/20
No Justice No Peace!

Damaged buildings on the 2900 block of Chicago Ave. The buildings were burned and looted during riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/16/20
Chicago Avenue riot damage

Flowers inside a burned out building on Chicago Ave in Minneapolis. The building was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/16/20
Chicago Ave riot damaged buildings

Hop Wong Chinese Restaurant on Chicago Ave with boards on it after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/16/20
Hop Wong Restaurant on Chicago Ave

Inside a burned out building on Chicago Ave. The building was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/16/20
Inside Burned out Chicago Ave building

Midtown Transit Center at Chicago and Lake in Minneapolis with boards on it on July 16, 2020. — 07/16/20
Boarded up Midtown Transit Center

Cadillac Pawn, located at 1538 E Lake St. The store was heavily looted during the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd. Calvin Horton Jr was shot and killed by the store owner, no charges have been filed. — 07/16/20
Cadillac Pawn on Lake Street

Star Dragon Restaurant located at 1540 E Lake St in South Minneapolis. The building was boarded up during the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd. — 07/16/20
Star Dragon with boards on it – but open

Ingebretsen's, located at 1601 E Lake St in South Minneapolis. Damaged during the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd. — 07/16/20
Ingebretsen’s store with boards

Speedway gas station with painted art boards in South Minneapolis. — 07/17/20
Speedway Gas, Justice Now

A board in front of a home that reads “Nobody thought the revolution would start in Minneapolis except Prince”. — 07/17/20
Prince revolution

Lightning strike near downtown Minneapolis in the early morning hours of July 18th, 2020. — 07/18/20
Lightning Strike in Minneapolis

Black Lives Matter Mural painted on Plymouth Avenue in North Minneapolis. Completed on July 18th, 2020. — 07/19/20
Plymouth Ave Black Lives Matter Mural

Black Lives Matter Mural painted on Plymouth Avenue in North Minneapolis. Completed on July 18th, 2020. — 07/19/20
North Minneapolis Street Mural

A Black Lives Matter mural on Plymouth Ave in North Minneapolis. “Racism is social terrorism” — 07/19/20
Racism is social terrorism

Black Lives Matter Mural painted on Plymouth Avenue in North Minneapolis. Completed on July 18th, 2020. — 07/19/20
North Minneapolis mural

Community painted mural on Plymouth Avenue in July 2020. — 07/19/20
Community painted mural in Minneapolis

The USPS Post Office and the Stop N Shop gas station. Both were damaged during unrest over the death of George Floyd. — 07/19/20
USPS Lake Street Station after fire

Graffiti on the damaged Lake Street Station post office. “We love our postal patrons! We WILL be back to serve you!” — 07/19/20
USPS Lake Street Station graffiti

Signs on a tree located near the entrance to the Powderhorn East homeless encampment in South Minneapolis. The encampment was cleared by Minneapolis Police on July 21, 2020. — 07/20/20
Powderhorn Park Encampment

Stairway at Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis with Police Line Do Not Cross tape. — 07/20/20
Police tape at Powderhorn Park

Minneapolis Park police remove the homeless from their tents at Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis on July 20th, 2020. — 07/20/20
Powderhorn Park and Park Police

Minneapolis Park police remove the homeless from their tents at Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis on July 20th, 2020. — 07/20/20
Powderhorn Park Encampment Clearing

Minneapolis Park police remove the homeless from their tents at Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis on July 20th, 2020. — 07/20/20
Police remove people from tents in Minneapolis

Minneapolis park police bulldoze over tents left behind after clearing an encampment at Powderhorn Park in July 2020. — 07/20/20
Police bulldoze tents in Powderhorn Park

Inside GoPuff food delivery service after damage during riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/20/20
GoPuff Food, Cedar Ave.

Caved in roof after a fire damaged Max It Pawn on Cedar Ave following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/20/20
Max It Pawn rubble on Cedar Ave.

Inside Max It Pawn on Cedar Avenue after it was destroyed by fire following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/20/20
Max It Pawn after the fires

A shoe sits in broken glass inside a fire damaged pawn shop. The shop was destroyed in riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/20/20
Max It Pawn on Cedar Ave

Inside the fire damaged Max It Pawn in South Minneapolis. The Pawn Shop was destroyed during the unrest in Minneapolis over the murder of George Floyd. — 07/20/20
Max It Pawn Minneapolis Riot Damage

Outside the Max It Pawn shop on Cedar Ave. The building was destroyed in fires following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/20/20
Outside Max It Pawn Shop on Cedar

Toussaint Morrison speaks outside Cadillac Pawn where Calvin Horton Jr was killed during protests over the murder of George Floyd. Protesters are asking for charges in the case. — 07/21/20
Toussaint Morrison at Cadillac Pawn

Protesters march to Minneapolis City Council member Alondra Cano's home on what would have been Calvin Horton's 44th birthday. Calvin was shot and killed by the owner of Cadillac Pawn on May 27th during the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd. — 07/21/20
Calvin Horton march down Lake Street

Cadillac Pawn where Calvin Horton Jr. was killed by the owner during unrest. — 07/21/20
Cadillac Pawn Calvin Horton Vigil

Mae Roberts, the mother of Calvin Horton speaks outside Cadillac Pawn on what would have been his 44th birthday. Calvin Horton Jr. was killed on May 27th by the owner of the pawn shop during the unrest in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd. — 07/21/20
Calvin Horton’s mother speaks at vigil

Graffiti on the US Bank on Lake Street after riots following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/21/20
US Bank after Minneapolis riots

Fire damaged Family Dollar on Lake Street in Minneapolis. The store was burned after the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. — 07/21/20
Minneapolis Family Dollar store fire damage

Traffic calming on 16th Avenue South and East 31st Street in South Minneapolis. — 07/21/20
Traffic Calming in South Minneapolis

A vigil for Calvin Horton Jr on what would have been his 44th birthday. Calvin Horton was shot and killed by the owner of Cadillac Pawn on May 27th during the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. — 07/21/20
Calvin Horton Jr memorial outside Cadillac Pawn

Posters hanging on the boards next to Cadillac Pawn. Memorial for Calvin Horton Jr, who was shot and killed on May 27th. He was shot and killed during the unrest in Minneapolis over the May 25th death of George Floyd. — 07/21/20
Calvin Horton Memorial at Cadillac Pawn

Poster hanging on the boards of Cadillac Pawn announcing a vigil for Calvin Horton Jr, who was shot and killed by the owner on May 27th. He was shot and killed during the unrest in Minneapolis over the May 25th death of George Floyd. — 07/21/20
Justice for Calvin Horton Jr Flyers

A board being prepped for a mural on Lake Street. — 07/21/20
South Minneapolis Graffiti

People social distancing in line at a taco food truck on Lake Street.= — 07/21/20
Tacos on Lake Street

Chicago Lake Liquors on Lake Street with boards over the windows. — 07/21/20
Chicago Lake Liquors, Lake St.

Wells Fargo Mobile ATM setup in the parking lot of a burned Wells Fargo Bank. Located at 3030 Nicollet, the bank was burned during the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. — 07/23/20
Wells Fargo Mobile ATM

A car with “Defund the police and military” written on a window. — 07/23/20
Defund the police and military

Protesters hold up signs outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. “All My Homes Hate Fascism”. The protest and rally was regarding Federal officers being deployed to other cities during protests. — 07/23/20
Racists Not Welcome Here

A veteran holds up a Veterans For Peace flag at a protest outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Protesters gathered on July 23rd, 2020 to protest federal officers being deployed to cities around the country. — 07/23/20
Veterans For Peace flag

A woman holds up a sign that reads “Feds in Portland proving our point. Stay Strong PDX” outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Protesters gathered on July 23rd, 2020 to protest federal officers being deployed to cities around the country. — 07/23/20
Feds in Portland proving our point

Protesters outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Protesters gathered on July 23rd, 2020 to protest federal officers being deployed to cities around the country. — 07/23/20
Protest at Federal Courthouse

Protesters march around the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Protesters gathered on July 23rd, 2020 to protest federal officers being deployed to cities around the country. Billboard above that reads “Uptown reels after gunfire, bloodshed”. — 07/23/20
Uptown Reels after gunfire, bloodshed

Protest signs being stapled together prior to the “How many weren’t filmed?” March through Uptown Minneapolis. — 07/24/20
Protest signs being stapled

Protesters marching through Uptown Minneapolis on the “How many weren’t filmed?” March. — 07/24/20
“How many weren’t filmed?”

Protesters holding up signs reading “Change the council” “Justice for George Floyd” during the “How many weren’t filmed?” March through Uptown Minneapolis. — 07/24/20
Change the Council

Protesters holding up signs reading “How many weren’t filmed?” during a July 24, 2020 march through Uptown Minneapolis. — 07/24/20
“How many weren’t filmed?” protesters

Toussaint Morrison leads the “How many weren’t filmed?” March down Hennepin Ave in Uptown Minneapolis. — 07/24/20
Toussaint Morrison on Hennepin Ave march

Toussaint Morrison and Nekima Levy Armstrong sitting outside a city council members home taking questions from the crowd. The crowd was part of the march that was led through Uptown Minneapolis on July 24, 2020. — 07/24/20
Toussaint Morrison and Nekima Levy Armstrong

Protesters march through Uptown Minneapolis in a "March for those who weren't filmed”. — 07/24/20
South Minneapolis “March for those who weren’t filmed”

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