Toussaint Morrison speaks at George Floyd Square in August 2020
Toussaint Morrison speaks at George Floyd Square on the day President Trump was in Minneapolis.
Candles lit over the names of police violence victims
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.
Rest in power with lit candles at George Floyd Square
A memorial on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis near the location of George Floyd’s death with lit candles. A sign reads “Rest In Power”.
Comic show at The People’s Way at George Floyd Square
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.
Abolish The Police on a sign at the George Floyd Memorial
A sign that reads “Abolish the police” laying at the George Floyd Memorial in South Minneapolis.
Flowers and candles lit at the George Floyd Memorial
The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square with lit candles.
George Floyd Rising Fist Graffiti On 38th Street
George Floyd graffiti on a fence on 38th Street in George Floyd Square.
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 after rain storm
Bright warm light at George Floyd Square after a summer rain shower.
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!”
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.