What will you see at George Floyd Square?
Signage at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.
George Floyd Memorial in August 2020
The George Floyd Memorial in George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.
Bryant Neighborhood T-Shirt
Man wearing a “Bryant Neighborhood Organization” shirt at George Floyd Square.
Sign reading They’re Going To Kill Me
Protest sign seen at the George Floyd Memorial in South Minneapolis that reads “They’re going to kill me”.
Welcome to Minneapolis patch on Jean Jacket
A man wears a jacket with a “large Welcome to Minneapolis” patch.
Cup Foods owner Mahmoud Abumayyaleh outside his store
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.
Free food and drinks outside of Cup Foods
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.
George Floyd Square during a storm
George Floyd memorial outside of Cup Foods on Chicago Ave/38th Street in South Minneapolis. Rainbow slightly visible as a storm moves through.
George Floyd Square Offerings Note
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!”
George Floyd Square after rain storm
Bright warm light at George Floyd Square after a summer rain shower.
There is a line you do not cross
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.
City Pages Minneapolis Uprising
A City Pages paper taped to a gas pump outside the George Floyd memorial in South Minneapolis.
Free our brothers, Lock up our oppressors
“Free our brothers. Lock up our oppressors” writer on Chicago Ave.
Speedway Gas on Chicago Avenue
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.
A note to Gianna
A stuffed owl with a note to Gianna, George Floyd’s daughter, at the memorial at 38th and Chicago.
George Floyd Square Circle of Flowers
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.
38th and Chicago Welcome Table
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”.
George Floyd Mural with flowers
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.
Community mourns at George Floyd Square
The community gathering at George Floyd Squad about a week after his May 25th, 2020 death.
Flowers in middle of 38th and Chicago
Flowers and signs left behind at a memorial in middle of 38th St and Chicago Ave on 06/04/20.
Black Lives Matter flag at George Floyd Square
Protester holds up a “Black Lives Matter” flag at 38th St and Chicago Ave where George Floyd died on May 28th, 2020.
Cup Foods and George Floyd Memorial
George Floyd Memorial in South Minneapolis outside of Cup Foods on 38th St.