New billboards above the George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square. The boards created by 8th grade students at Franklin Middle School are part of the Social Justice Billboard Project thats been showcasing local artists since July 2020. https://ne-sculpture.org/sjbp
Flyers reading “WE REMEMBER GEORGE FLOYD. WE DEMAND ABOLITION.” hang on the former burned Minneapolis police 3rd precinct after a week of what is being called “community conversations”. City is asking for input on if a precinct should be rebuilt at same location or down the road.
George Floyd Global Memorial & the GFS community will host the 3rd Rise & Remember Festival. They say the free May 27th event will have a “concert from a surprise national artist”. Paid events include a conference at Best Buy HQ and a Paisley Park Gala.
The George Floyd Memorial inside George Floyd Square on Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis.
The first at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue on January 7, 2023 in Minneapolis near where George Floyd was murdered. The area has been an active protest zone since May 2020 and is known as George Floyd Square.
“Say Their Names Cemetery” near George Floyd Square on January 7, 2023. The memorial was installed not long after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020. Each headstone holds the name of a victim of police violence.
The Mayor of Minneapolis proclaims it George Floyd Day on what would have been his 49th birthday.
On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder the street he was killed on was officially changed to George Perry Floyd Square. His family along with the Mayor and City Council Member Andrea Jenkins attended.
Security fencing around the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Paul the night before jury selection begins in the trial of the Minneapolis Police Officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Al Sharpton arrives for a press conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center where opening statements in the Derek Chauvin were set to begin an hour later.
Protesters march near the Minnesota State Capitol demanding justice for George Floyd as well as all lives impacted by police brutality.
Thousands march the day before the start of jury selection in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. The former Minneapolis Police officer is charged with the murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020.
Protesters gather outside the Governor’s Residence seeking justice and change for the victims of police brutality.
