A man shows his respects at the George Floyd Memorial on the 5th anniversary of his murder.

George Floyd Memorial on the 5th year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

Justice for Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police on February 2, 2022, watching The Sound Of Blackness at the 5th annual Rise and Remember Festival.

The festival takes place each year the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

Sounds of Blackness performing at Rise and Remember 2025. The festival is held each year at George Floyd Square on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by the Minneapolis police.

Marcia Howard and another man put their arms on each other during a performance on the Rise and Remember stage.

A woman lays a flower down on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder. The site has been a place of protest since the 2020 murder.

A Murderous Police sticker seen on a street sign at 38th and Chicago on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

Paris Stevens, Geoge Floyd's cousin, at his memorial on the 5th Anniversary of his murder.

Boards from the Minneapolis Uprising at Phelps Park on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

Memorialize The Movement is an organization that has worked to preserve these boards as historical artifacts.

Memorialize The Movement, an organization that saved boards from the Minneapolis Uprising, with them on display at Phelps Park during the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

Memorialize The Movement showing boards from the Minneapolis Uprising at Phelps Park on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

Dee-1 performs at George Floyd Square during the 5th annual Rise and Remember Festival. The festival is held each year on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

George Floyd Square on the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The area where Floyd was killed has been a place of protest ever since.

George Floyd Square on the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The area where Floyd was killed has been a place of protest ever since.

George Floyd Square on the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The area where Floyd was killed has been a place of protest ever since.

Downtown Minneapolis glows under the evening lights as crowds gather near Tom’s Watch Bar on Hennepin Avenue. Overhead, a bold skyway advertisement declares “WOLVES BACK,” celebrating the return of the Minnesota Timberwolves just blocks from Target Center. Cars idle at the intersection of 6th Street, their headlights blending with the neon reflections from bars and storefronts. It’s a familiar urban rhythm — sports, nightlife, and city energy converging in the heart of Minneapolis.

People with ice cream outside of Minnehaha Scoop on Minnehaha Avenue in South Minneapolis.

The words REVOLUTION on a South Minneapolis fence. As seen on May 22, 2025.

George Floyd Square on May 22, 2025. Nearing the 5 year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the area where George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police continues to be a place of protest.

The Bryant Avenue bike lane in South Minneapolis.