May 2020 — Protesters gathering for the first time on 38th Street outside of Cup Foods where George Floyd was killed the night before at the hands of the Minneapolis Police.

May 2020 — A sign reading “I can’t breath” and flowers left behind where George Floyd was killed the night before.

May 2020 — A woman leaves flowers outside of Cup Foods the day after George Floyd was killed.

May 2020 — Flowers, signs and bears left behind on May 26, 2020 at a memorial where George Floyd was killed the night before.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo speaks at George Floyd Square on May 31, 2020 following nights of protest after the death of George Floyd Square.

May 2020 — Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo speaks at George Floyd Square on May 31, 2020 following nights of protest after the death of George Floyd Square.

May 2020 — A woman paints Black Lives Matter at the George Floyd memorial at 38th St and Chicago Ave on May 31, 2020.

May 2020 — The George Floyd mural on the 38th Street side of the Cup Foods buildings. George Floyd was killed on May 25th in front of Cup Foods sparking days of protests.

May 2020 — A medic at George Floyd Square on May 31, 2020.

May 2020 — Flowers placed at the middle of 38th and Chicago in South Minneapolis.

June 2020 — The community gathering at George Floyd Squad about a week after his May 25th, 2020 death.

June 2020 — Minneapolis gathering a week after George Floyd was killed at this intersection.

June 2020 — Offerings left on Chicago Ave a week after George Floyd was killed.

June 2020 — George Floyd Memorial in South Minneapolis outside of Cup Foods on 38th St.

June 2020 — Community gathers on 06/04/20 at 38th St and Chicago Ave around a memorial for George Floyd who was killed on May 25th, 2020.

June 2020 — Flowers and signs left behind at a memorial in middle of 38th St and Chicago Ave on 06/04/20.

June 2020 — Protester holds up a “Black Lives Matter” flag at 38th St and Chicago Ave where George Floyd died on May 28th, 2020.

June 2020 — A memorial for George Floyd at the location he was killed by Minneapolis Police on May 25th, 2020.

June 2020 — A welcome table at the George Floyd memorial on 38th Street. George Floyd was killed around the corner the previous month. A sign reads: “This is a sacred healing space for the black and African American community it is bein served by their aliy communities and is a holy ground”.

June 2020 — A circle of flowers around a raised fist at George Floyd Square on June 15, 2020. Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police the month prior.

June 2020 — A large George Floyd mural on 38th Street with flowers left behind in front of it. George Floyd was killed around the corner on Chicago Ave the month prior.

June 2020 — The Speedway gas station at 38th and Chicago. The gas station would later become known as “The People’s Way” and become a gathering place for the community twice a day.

June 2020 — Black Lives Matter written on the gas pump at the Speedway gas station across from where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis Police custody on May 25th, 2020.

June 2020 — Inside the former bus shelter at George Floyd Square.

June 2020 — "Free our brothers. Lock up our oppressors" writer on Chicago Ave.

June 2020 — A stuffed owl with a note to Gianna, George Floyd's daughter, at the memorial at 38th and Chicago.

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June 2020 — George Floyd memorial outside of Cup Foods on Chicago Ave/38th Street in South Minneapolis. Rainbow slightly visible as a storm moves through.

June 2020 — A sign asking that no one discard anything left at George Floyd Square. Since May 2020, all signs and offerings have been preserved by the George Floyd Global Memorial. “Do not discard sign. Everything is somebody’s offering. We are preserving damaged signs. Thank you!”

June 2020 — Bright warm light at George Floyd Square after a summer rain shower.

August 2020 — On the day Cup Foods re-opened, owner Mahmoud Abumayyaleh looks out at the memorial in front of his store where George Floyd was killed on May 25th, 2020.

August 2020 — Free drinks and produce outside of Cup Foods next to a "Keep Cup Closed" sign on the day Cup Foods re-opened following the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

August 2020 — Protest sign seen at the George Floyd Memorial in South Minneapolis that reads “They’re going to kill me”.

August 2020 — Man wearing a "Bryant Neighborhood Organization" shirt at George Floyd Square.

August 2020 — A man wears a jacket with a “large Welcome to Minneapolis" patch.

August 2020 — The George Floyd Memorial in George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.

August 2020 — Signage at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.

August 2020 — George Floyd graffiti on a fence on 38th Street in George Floyd Square.

August 2020 — Local comics hold a comedy show at George Floyd Square. Throughout the summer the square was a gathering place not only for the community but for those who came from afar to show their respects after George Floyd was killed on May 25th, 2020.

August 2020 — A sign that reads "Abolish the police" laying at the George Floyd Memorial in South Minneapolis.

August 2020 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square with lit candles.

August 2020 — A memorial on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis near the location of George Floyd's death with lit candles. A sign reads “Rest In Power”.

August 2020 — Candles are lit over the names of those killed by police on Chicago Avenue. George Floyd was killed on Chicago Avenue on May 25th, 2020.

August 2020 — Toussaint Morrison speaks at George Floyd Square on the day President Trump was in Minneapolis.

August 2020 — Protesters hold up their first at George Floyd Square in a rally the same day President Trump was in town.

August 2020 — Protesters stage a "lay in" for 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the amount of time the Minneapolis Police knelt on George Floyd's neck.

August 2020 — George Floyd Square garden caretaker Jay Webb speaks with those gathered at a rally at George Floyd Square on the day that President Trump was in town.

August 2020 — The George Floyd mural at George Floyd Square with flowers on August 17, 2020.

August 2020 — The George Floyd mural on 38th Street covered up after it was vandalized.

August 2020 — George Floyd Square on August 19, 2020.

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

November 2020 — The site of George Floyd's death on the 6 month anniversary of his death. Located at 38th and Chicago Ave in Minneapolis.

December 2020 — A sign reading “You are now entering the free state of George Floyd” as you enter George Floyd Square. The square has been a protest zone since the the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — A map near the entrance of George Floyd Square. The area has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — Metro Clothing Closet at George Floyd Square. The area has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — A sign at George Floyd Square that reads "Protect Each Other" "Justice 4 George Floyd" "Masks Help Us All"

December 2020 — The sun sets to the west of George Floyd Square on the first day of Kwanzaa. Day 1 represents Umoja (Unity). The countdown to the Derek Chauvin trial was recently added to what was a Speedway sign. The area has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — 17 officers respond to a shooting at George Floyd Square after 2 victims had already been transported to hospitals by the community. Those at the square confronted the officers and offered to walk five of them in to collect shell casings.

December 2020 — Officers look for evidence inside George Floyd Square after responding to a shooting on December 27, 2020.

December 2020 — The People’s Way at George Floyd Square after a fresh snowfall. The intersection has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd.

December 2020 — The Community Book Shelf at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. The building holds books that people can drop off and take out.

December 2020 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square after a fresh December snowfall.

December 2020 — Winter warming huts and barricades at George Floyd Square.

January 2021 — Protesters march to George Floyd Square from where Dolal Idd was killed about a mile away.

January 2021 — Around a thousand protesters gathered outside of the Holiday Gas station at Cedar and 36th in South Minneapolis seeking justice for Dolal Idd. Dolal Idd was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police on December 30th, 2020 during a traffic stop. This was the first police officer killing since George Floyd a mile away on May 25th, 2020. Some marched to George Floyd Square.

January 2021 — On Martin Luther King day a metal fist replaced what was originally a wooden first and then a wooden hand. “Like the materials of the Black Power fist that stand in the center of the Square, we are evolving and becoming a stronger community every day.”

January 2021 — Snow falls over the metal fist at George Floyd Square.

January 2021 — Countdown to the Derek Chauvin trial on the former Speedway Gas station at 38th and Chicago, George Floyd Square.

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

January 2021 — A repurposed Minneapolis Park & Recreation sign at George Floyd Square.

January 2021 — Barricades at George Floyd Square on January 23, 2021. The area has been a protest zone since the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.

February 2021 — A bench at George Floyd Square with a note that reads "Community building is revolutionary"

February 2021 — Rare winter rainfall covering the George Floyd Memorial with ice.

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

February 2021 — George Floyd Trial starts in 21 days from this -7F evening at GFS.

February 2021 — Dozens gathered at George Floyd Square to remember Malcolm X and talk about black liberation movements. Malcolm was killed 56 years ago. The GFS Liberation Loppet also took place honoring explorer Matthew Henson, who is said to be the first to reach the North Pole.

February 2021 — Dozens gathered at George Floyd Square to remember Malcolm X and talk about black liberation movements. Malcolm was killed 56 years ago. The GFS Liberation Loppet also took place honoring explorer Matthew Henson, who is said to be the first to reach the North Pole.

February 2021 — Barricades at George Floyd Square on what was the 56th anniversary of the death of Malcolm X.

March 2021 — Justice for George Floyd. Trial in 3 days on the sign at The People's Way in George Floyd Square.

March 2021 — The "Community Info" board at George Floyd Square on March 16, 2021.

March 2021 — A warming shelter at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis on March 16, 2021. The shelters were built near the street barricades.

March 2021 — Say Their Names Cemetery in South Minneapolis near George Floyd Square.

March 2021 — The 24 demands of George Floyd Square written on street barricades in March 2021.

March 2021 — The George Floyd memorial outside of Cup Foods in South Minneapolis.

March 2021 — The former Speedway Gas sign reads "Welcome to George Floyd Square".

March 2021 — Minneapolis -- Cup Foods in South Minneapolis, the store that George Floyd was killed in front of. A George Floyd mural painted on the 38th Street side.

March 2021 — Protest signs leaning against Cup Foods in George Floyd Square.

March 2021 — George Floyd memorial at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.

March 2021 — A letter to George hanging at the George Floyd Memorial.

March 2021 — March 27, 2021 - Minneapolis -- The George Floyd Memorial. Located at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Ave in South Minneapolis.

March 2021 — The greenhouse at George Floyd Square where flowers and plants were kept through the winter.

April 2021 — George Floyd Square, April 2021

April 2021 — The greenhouse at George Floyd Square where plants were kept from the memorial through the winter. They've since been brought back out into the square.

April 2021 — The gardener at George Floyd Square plants flowers and plants around the memorial.

April 2021 — “The Peoples Power Love Fest” at George Floyd Square.

April 2021 — George Floyd Square, April 2021.

April 2021 — George Floyd Square as seen from Chicago Ave.

April 2021 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square.

April 2021 — The warming station and street barricade at George Floyd Square in April 2021.

April 2021 — George Floyd Square on the evening after the Derek Chauvin murder case was handed over to the jury. This 4 block area has been community controlled since George Floyd's May 25th, 2020 murder.

April 2021 — George Floyd Square late night camp fire in April 2011. The area continues to be a place of protest.

April 2021 — George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. "No justice no street".

April 2021 — The community gathers at George Floyd Square after Chauvin is found guilty of murder.

April 2021 — Crowds at George Floyd Square following a guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.

April 2021 — Marcia Howard speaks at George Floyd Square following the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.

April 2021 — Jesse Jackson speaks to the crowd gathered at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis. The Square has been a place of protest since the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police.