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Minneapolis Uprising – December 2021

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Sign outside Orchestra Hall in Downtown Minneapolis that reads: “Music teaches us the value of listening. There is more for us to hear and more for us to do. Black Lives Matter”. — 12/01/21
Black Lives Matter at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis

The Dayton’s holiday window on Nicollet Mall in Downtown Minneapolis in 2021. — 12/01/21
Dayton’s Holiday Window in Downtown Minneapolis

Candles in a shape of a heart outside the courthouse where jury selection has begun in the Kim Potter trial. Potter is charged in the April 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. — 12/01/21
Heart shaped candles outside courthouse

Sign on the People’s Way sign at George Floyd Square that reads "Read the demands! Justice for Daunte Wright!" — 12/01/21
Read the Demands! Justice for Daunte Wright!

A George Floyd sign hangs on a street pole in South Minneapolis. A yard sign reading "No Justice No Streets" in the yard. — 12/02/21
Wooden George Floyd sign in South Minneapolis

Signage for new Metro Transit D-line bus coming to Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. — 12/02/21
D-Line Project Banner

Two people sit around the fire at George Floyd Square in December 2021. — 12/02/21
Campfire at George Floyd Square December 2021

A couple holds hands walking over the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis. — 12/02/21
Couple walk the Stone Arch Bridge in December 2021

A Metro Transit bus crossing Marquette Ave in downtown Minneapolis on a rainy December night. — 12/02/21
Metro Transit Bus on Marquette Ave in the rain

Marquette Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis during a December rain. — 12/02/21
Rainy night on Marquette Ave in December 2021

A couple walks down 1st Avenue in downtown Minneapolis during a December rain. — 12/02/21
Romantic night outside Brothers Bar in Minneapolis

Third Avenue Food Market located at 1905 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404. — 12/03/21
Third Avenue Food Market in Minneapolis

A Taco Taxi food truck on Lagoon Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis after a fresh snowfall. — 12/04/21
Taco Taxi Food Truck in the fresh snow

Protest signs hang on fencing outside the Lake & Girard parking ramp. The day prior was 6 months from the day Winston Smith was killed by a Federal Marshal task force. — 12/04/21
Winston Smith Rest In Power Six Months Later

Stella's Fish Cafe restaurant on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis during a December snowfall. — 12/04/21
Stella’s Fish Cafe during fresh snowfall

"We push for peace", a nonprofit organization that partners with police to de-escalate situations walks through Uptown Minneapolis on a snowy December evening. — 12/04/21
We Push For Peace in Uptown Minneapolis

A man walks down Nicollet Mall during an early December snowfall. — 12/04/21
Man walks down a snowy Nicollet Mall

Fresh snow covers the private drive next to the Seven Points parking ramp. The area fenced off after protests over the law enforcement killing of Winston Smith on June 3rd, 2021. — 12/05/21
Fresh snow outside fenced in Seven Points Mall

The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis. The science museum was founded in 1975 by Earl Bakken, the co-founder of Medtronic. — 12/05/21
The Bakken Museum after a fresh snowfall

Boards painted "We're Open" on Hufan Restaurant & Cafe on Lake Street. Transtifa graffiti on the second floor. — 12/06/21
Hufan Restaurant on Lake Street in Minneapolis

George Floyd's last words written on a fence in South Minneapolis. — 12/06/21
I can’t breathe on a South Minneapolis fence

A sign placed outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department asking protests to finish by 9:30pm. — 12/07/21
Brooklyn Center Police Protest Area Sign

Holiday lights hanging on the ARX Perimeters fencing that surround the Brooklyn Center police station. The fencing surrounds the facility after the shooting death of Daunte Wright in April. — 12/07/21
ARX Perimeter fencing with christmas lights

The Brooklyn Center Police Department on the evening before opening statements in the Kim Potter manslaughter trial. Potter shot and killed Daunte Wright on April 11th, 2021. — 12/07/21
Brooklyn Center Police Department and Daunte Wright

The Brooklyn Center Police Department on the evening before opening statements in the Kim Potter manslaughter trial. Potter shot and killed Daunte Wright on April 11th, 2021. — 12/07/21
Daunte Wright Protest Area in Brooklyn Center

Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the first day of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial ends. Potter is on trial for the April 11, 2021 shooting death of 20-year old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn. — 12/08/21
Courteney Ross and Toshira Garraway outside courthouse

Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the first day of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial ends. Potter is on trial for the April 11, 2021 shooting death of 20-year old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn. — 12/08/21
Justice for Daunte Wright sign during a march

Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the first day of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial ends. Potter is on trial for the April 11, 2021 shooting death of 20-year old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn. — 12/08/21
Justice for Daunte Wright on truck

Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the first day of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial ends. Potter is on trial for the April 11, 2021 shooting death of 20-year old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn. — 12/08/21
Daunte Wright protest through downtown Minneapolis

Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the first day of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial ends. Potter is on trial for the April 11, 2021 shooting death of 20-year old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn. — 12/08/21
Daunte Wright march on first day of Kim Potter trial

Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as the first day of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial ends. Potter is on trial for the April 11, 2021 shooting death of 20-year old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn. — 12/08/21
1 down 3 to go Kim Potter trial sign

The Daunte Wright memorial in Brooklyn Center. — 12/09/21
Snow at the Daunte Wright Memorial

Air freshners hanging at the Daunte Wright Memorial in Brooklyn Center. They signify the item that it's been said he was pulled over for. — 12/09/21
Air freshners at Daunte Wright Memorial

Welcome to Kingfield Neighborhood sign in Minneapolis during a December snowstorm. — 12/10/21
Fresh snowfall in Kingfield Minneapolis

A December snowstorm over Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis. — 12/10/21
Bde Maka Ska Danger Sign During Snowstorm

A biker with a burley trailer during heavy snowflal in Uptown Minneapolis. — 12/10/21
Uptown Minneapolis biking during snowfall

Longfellow Family Foods during a heavy snowstorm. Located at Minnehaha and E 35th street. — 12/10/21
Longfellow Family Foods in Snow Minneapolis

Longfellow Family Foods corner store on Minnehaha Ave in Minneapolis during a December snowfall. — 12/10/21
12/10/21 South Minneapolis

Fractal Cactus store on Minnehaha Avenue during a heavy snowfall. — 12/10/21
Fractal Cactus in snow Minneapolis

The Dripping Root in a very snowy Minneapolis. Located on Minnehaha Avenue. — 12/10/21
The Dripping Root in Minneapolis

A mobile morgue setup at North Memorial Hospital just outside of Minneapolis. As the omicron COVID variant begins to spread, the state shows only 1 available adult ICU bed in the Twin Cities metro with health care workers saying they are overwhelmed. — 12/19/21
COVID Mobile Morgue in Minneapolis

A sign reading "Justice for Daunte" hangs in a window of an apartment building in Minneapolis. — 12/20/21
Justice for Daunte Wright in a North Loop Window

Outside the courthouse while the jury deliberates in the Kim Potter trial. Sign reading “Where there is no accountability there will be no responsibility. Convict Potter”. — 12/20/21
Accountability protest sign outside Kim Potter trial

CourtTV vans outside the Hennepin County Government Center where Kim Potter is on trial for her involvement in the killing of Daunte Wright. — 12/20/21
CourtTV vans outside Kim Potter trial

Justice for Daunte Wright signs outside the Hennepin County Government Center where Kim Potter is being tried for her involvement in his killing. — 12/20/21
SOS Justice for Daunte Wright

Protesters, activists and members of the Wright family gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center as the interior lights shut off for the third night in a row without a verdict. The sequestered jurors have now been deliberating in the Potter case for 24 hours. — 12/22/21
Hennepin County Government Center

Protesters, activists and members of the Wright family gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center as the interior lights shut off for the third night in a row without a verdict. The sequestered jurors have now been deliberating in the Potter case for 24 hours. — 12/22/21
Protesters outside Kim Potter trial courthouse

Protesters, activists and members of the Wright family gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center as the interior lights shut off for the third night in a row without a verdict. The sequestered jurors have now been deliberating in the Potter case for 24 hours. — 12/22/21
Daunte Wright Protest at Courthouse

Reaction outside the courthouse where former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was found guilty on all manslaughter charges in the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Kim Potter trial reaction outside courthouse

Reaction outside the courthouse where former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was found guilty on all manslaughter charges in the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Kim Potter verdict watch outside courthouse

Reaction outside the courthouse where former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was found guilty on all manslaughter charges in the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Kim Potter trial verdict reaction after verdict

Reaction outside the courthouse where former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was found guilty on all manslaughter charges in the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Man reacts to Kim Potter trial verdict

Emmett Till's cousin Deborah Watts outside the courthouse as the jury finds former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter guilty on all counts of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Debroah Watts after Kim Potter verdict

George Floyd's girlfriend Courteney Ross reacts along with activists outside the courthouse as the jury finds former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter guilty on all counts of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Courteney Ross reacts to Kim Potter trial verdict

Reaction outside the courthouse where former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was found guilty on all manslaughter charges in the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Daunte Wright family after Kim Potter verdict

Reaction outside the courthouse where former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was found guilty on all manslaughter charges in the April 11, 2021 shooting death of Daunte Wright. — 12/23/21
Fists in the air after Kim Potter verdict

Daunte Wright Memorial at George Floyd Square in December 2021. — 12/23/21
Daunte Wright Memorial after Kim Potter verdict

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