Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey embraces City Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw during his 2025 election night gathering, where he stopped short of declaring victory but pledged to “stand up against Donald Trump on a national level.” This marks the city’s second mayoral election since the murder of George Floyd in 2020—a reminder of how Minneapolis remains at the center of national conversations on justice, governance, and reform.

City Council yard signs seen in Minneapolis. "Flip the Council" and Lydia Millard Ward 10.

Director William Tyner, Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley, Activist Toshira Garraway, George Floyd Global Memorial's Jeanelle Austin and Hennepin County Commissioner Angela Conley speak after a screening of "The People's Way" during the MSP International Film Festival.