A caretaker at George Floyd Square lights candles at the George Floyd Memorial.

Candles being lit on what would have been George Floyds 48th birthday.

George Floyd’s aunt Angela Harrelson, his cousin Paris Stevens, Jeanelle Austin along with friends of George Floyd release balloons on what would have been his 48th birthday. 

The event at George Floyd Square was put together by the George Floyd Global Memorial.

Paris Stevens, George Floyd's cousin, speaks at George Floyd Square on what would’ve been George Floyd's 48th birthday.

The George Floyd Memorial on what would have been George Floyd's 48th birthday.

The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square.

A t-shirt and sign placed at the George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis.

Community gathering at George Floyd Square after city officials cleared out barricades and added new barricades around the memorials.

Jay Webb speaks at the garden in George Floyd Square while the city is opening the square to vehicle traffic.

Flowers from the George Floyd Memorial in boxes as the city moves in to open up the streets.

Minneapolis city workers coordinate to remove street barricades around George Floyd Square. The square has been a protest zone since the murder of George Floyd.

City employees place concrete barricades around the location of George Floyd's murder. The area inside George Floyd Square has been a protest zone since his murder by the Minneapolis Police.

City employees move in to open George Floyd Square to vehicle traffic. The early morning activity took place almost a year after the area was closed after the murder of George Floyd.

The George Floyd mural at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis in Winter 2021.

Rare winter rainfall covering the George Floyd Memorial with ice.

George Floyd Square in Minneapolis on a snowy January 23, 2021. The area has been a protest zone since May 2020.

Snow falls over the metal fist at George Floyd Square.

The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square after a fresh December snowfall.

The site of George Floyd's death on the 6 month anniversary of his death. Located at 38th and Chicago Ave in Minneapolis.

The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square on November 25, 2020.