Cedar Cultural Center: “We Love Our Somali Neighbors” Sign
December 2025 — "We love our Somali neighbors" at The Cedar.
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December 2025 — "We love our Somali neighbors" at The Cedar.
September 2025 — The George Floyd mural on 38th Street in South Minneapolis. The mural is inside George Floyd Square, which has been a place of protest since the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.
August 2025 — Police at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 following a mass shooting that killed 2 children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.
August 2025 — Police at Annunciation Catholic School and Church in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 following a mass shooting that killed 2 children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.
August 2025 — Police at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 following a mass shooting that killed 2 children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.
August 2025 — Police at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 following a mass shooting that killed 2 children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.
August 2025 — An ambulance at Annunciation Catholic School and church in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 following a mass shooting that killed 2 children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.
August 2025 — Police at Annunciation Catholic School and Church in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 following a mass shooting that killed 2 children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.
August 2025 — Nicollet Ave being reconnected after the K-Mart was demolished.
June 2025 — Baseball is rain or shine at Bryant Square in South Minneapolis!
May 2025 — People with ice cream outside of Minnehaha Scoop on Minnehaha Avenue in South Minneapolis.
May 2025 — The words REVOLUTION on a South Minneapolis fence. As seen on May 22, 2025.
May 2025 — The Bryant Avenue bike lane in South Minneapolis.
April 2025 — Along a residential sidewalk in Minneapolis, a cluster of political yard signs stands amid winter’s dry grass and bare trees — remnants of the long, impassioned American election cycles that have made even quiet neighborhoods into public forums. The signs, declaring messages such as “Dictator or Democracy — That’s the Choice” and “All Are Welcome Here,” capture the tension and idealism that often coexist in modern U.S. political life.
March 2025 — The Rainbow Building in Uptown Minneapolis with a flock of birds.
February 2025 — Rainbow Building at Lake/Hennepin. Originally built by TB Walker’s Red River Lumber Company, the building will be 115 years old this year. Walker was an avid art collector with his gallery at the location of the present day Walker Art Center building. Minneapolis February 2025
February 2025 — Black History written on the barricades around the George Floyd Memorial inside George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis. The intersection has been a place of protest since the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
February 2025 — Construction continues on Opportunity Crossing at 3030 Nicollet. The 6 story mixed use building with 110 affordable housing units will replace what was a large Wells Fargo Bank. Located across from the 5th precinct police station, the bank was heavily damaged during 2020 riots.
November 2024 — George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. The intersection has been an ongoing protest zone since the murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020.
November 2024 — Birthday candles an the George Floyd Memorial in George Floyd Square as seen in November 2024. The memorial is part of an ongoing protest at the intersection since the murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020.
October 2024 — A Kamala Harris Tim Walz for President yard sign seen in South Minneapolis;
October 2024 — Political yard signs on the fence in front of a home in South Minneapolis prior to 2024 Presidential Election.
October 2024 — A Harris for President yard sign seen in South Minneapolis.
October 2024 — The modern pavilion at Bde Maka Ska glows softly under evening light, its signage prominently honoring the lake’s Dakota name — “Bdé Óta Othúŋwe,” meaning “Many Village Place.” This site, located in southwest Minneapolis, holds deep historical and cultural significance as part of Dakota homeland, long before it was renamed “Lake Calhoun” in the 19th century. After years of advocacy by Indigenous groups and community leaders, the lake officially reclaimed its Dakota name in 2018, marking a shift toward recognizing Minnesota’s original peoples and languages. The illuminated pavilion stands today as both a gathering space and a statement of cultural restoration, blending modern urban design with respect for ancestral land and history.
September 2024 — Warm light from a September sunset on Lake Street in Minneapolis.
September 2024 — Layers of fencing up around the sidewalk on E 31st Street in Minneapolis. Fencing went up in stages after people pitches tents under the bridge.
August 2024 — "Fire All Cops" written on a fist at George Floyd Square in South Minneapolis.
July 2024 — A clothing store on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis.
June 2024 — Concrete barricades in the grass in South Minneapolis. Officials began filling empty lots that encampments previously occupied with rubble from the city. Concrete chunks and street poles have been used in other locations.
June 2024 — Little Tijuana Neighborhood Lounge at Nicollet/E 26th St in South Minneapolis
June 2024 — Cecil Newman Ln between Nicollet and 1st Ave S
June 2024 — A sign reading "Barkley O'Neal 2024" seen in North Minneapolis during the NBA Finals. The Minnesota Timberwolves made the Western Conference Finals this year for the first time bringing the two sportscasters to town.
May 2024 — Looking down Nicollet Ave from the former K-Mart lot. The land the K-mart was on will be re-developed by the City of Minneapolis after the store was demolished.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
May 2024 — The annual MayDay Parade in South Minneapolis with the Southside Battletrain. The parade went down Bloomington Ave and then turned onto 34th to Powderhorn Park.
April 2024 — A new mural at the Cedar Riverside LRT train station in South Minneapolis.
March 2024 — Heavy snowfall outside the 4th Street Saloon in North Minneapolis.
March 2024 — Black Lives Matter written on a light post in South Minneapolis, March 2024.
November 2023 — Prodigal Pub in South Minneapolis on an unusually warm mid November day.
November 2023 — A mural on New York Plaza on Lake Street in South Minneapolis on November 3rd, 2023.
October 2023 — The K-Mart site in South Minneapolis. Firefighters fought a fire here earlier this month. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.
July 2023 — A memorial seen in Southwest Minneapolis.
July 2023 — George Floyd mural in North Minneapolis on July 1, 2023.
May 2023 — The Peoples Way at George Floyd Square. The intersection of 38th and Chicago has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 murder of George Floyd.
March 2023 — A mural on the side of a bike shop on Minnehaha Ave in Minneapolis. It reads "A Budget is a moral document".
March 2023 — Leaning Tower of Pizza Restaurant on Lyndale Avenue in South Minneapolis.
March 2023 — A security guard on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis.
February 2023 — A chair with "George Floyd" written on it in the snow at Say Their Names Cemetery on February 18, 2023.
February 2023 — Everlake Apartments in South Minneapolis on February 18, 2023. The building was destroyed by fire during construction during riots following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
December 2022 — This view looks across the residential neighborhoods bordering Interstate 94 in Minneapolis, an area shaped heavily by mid-20th-century highway construction. When I-94 was built between the 1950s and early 1970s, it cut through several established communities—including parts of Cedar-Riverside, Seward, and Phillips—reshaping street grids, housing patterns, and long-standing cultural districts. The snow-covered homes clustered above the highway reflect a mix of older housing stock and later infill development that emerged after the corridor was completed. The elevated ramps and interchanges shown here connect local streets to one of the region’s primary east–west routes, linking downtown Minneapolis with St. Paul and the wider interstate system.
November 2022 — George Floyd Square in a late fall November rain. The intersection has been a place off protest since the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd.
November 2022 — Minneapolis skyline as seen from Powderhorn Park.
August 2022 — A billboard for candidate for Governor Scott Jensen and Matt Birk in North Minneapolis.
August 2022 — The new Lake Street Station Post Office almost completed. The post office replaces the previous building that burned down during protests following the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd.
August 2022 — Art blocks around George Floyd Square in Minneapolis.
August 2022 — The streets closed for the Open Streets event on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis.
August 2022 — A mural in South Minneapolis with a mural that reads "White Silence is Violence”.
August 2022 — A corner store in South Minneapolis with a Palestine and American flag on the side.
June 2022 — A mural in South Minneapolis. The mural shows signs reading “All Black Lives Matter” “No Justice No Peace”.
June 2022 — A park in South Minneapolis.
June 2022 — A mural on the side of North High School in North Minneapolis.
June 2022 — A memorial for the children who have been killed by gun violence. In May 2021 6-year old Aniya Allen was killed after the vehicle she was riding was caught in crossfire.
June 2022 — A mobile ATM at the site of what was a Wells Fargo bank.
May 2022 — Crowd gathers at George Floyd Square on the 2 year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.
May 2022 — A mural on boards covering the windows at the Loon Smoke Shop on Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis.
May 2022 — Looking down Hiawatha Avenue in South Minneapolis in May 2022.
May 2022 — A yard sign reading "Together we make our neighborhood safer" in South Minneapolis.
May 2022 — A memorial for Leneesha Helen Columbus Memorial who was shot and killed in South Minneapolis in July 2020.
April 2022 — A&J Fish and Chicken on Lake Street in South Minneapolis.
April 2022 — Comments left behind on feedback boards at an event held by the City of Minneapolis "38th and Chicago Re-envisioned".
April 2022 — A sign placed by city regarding their "38th & Chicago Re-envisioned" plan. The city would hold community sessions to gather feedback in the days that followed.
April 2022 — New event space titled “The Square” opening in George Floyd Square. “The space will host various community events including our weekly marketplace, The Black Exchange.”
April 2022 — The Everlake apartment building. The then under construction building was burned down during unrest and has since been rebuilt and opened.
April 2022 — A storefront in South Minneapolis with "End Racism" in the window.
April 2022 — A "Vote Sheila" mayor flyer hanging in South Minneapolis.
April 2022 — Riverview Theatre in Minneapolis.
January 2022 — A stop sign with graffiti on it in Minneapolis. "FTP", standing for "Fuck The Police".
January 2022 — George Floyd Square as the federal civil rights trial of 3 former officers enters it's second week of testimony in a St. Paul. 1 Down! 3 to go! The World Is Watching!
January 2022 — A sign at George Floyd Square mentioning Kokou Christopher Fiafonou. Fiafonou was shot and killed by law enforcement in Austin, Minnesota on December 23, 2021. Authorities said shortly after that Fiafonou was armed with a knife and was threatening others.
January 2022 — A COVID-19 testing site operated by Haya Health on Chicago Avenue.
January 2022 — Minneapolis Police Fourth Precinct Police Station behind security fencing in January 2022.
December 2021 — Welcome to Kingfield Neighborhood sign in Minneapolis during a December snowstorm.
December 2021 — A George Floyd sign hangs on a street pole in South Minneapolis. A yard sign reading "No Justice No Streets" in the yard.
November 2021 — A poem written by Anthony Ceballos on a Hennepin Ave storefront.
November 2021 — The "Abolish The Police" boards that have covered Moon Palace Books since last May have been removed. Prior to boards, a large banner of same message filled windows as they refused to allow police to stage on their property, instead setting up medic stations to treat the injured.
November 2021 — A small handmade “Free Stuff Inside” cabinet sits beside a picket fence in a residential Minneapolis neighborhood, offering passersby clothing, household items, and other essentials at no cost. These volunteer-maintained boxes—modeled loosely after Little Free Pantries and similar mutual-aid projects—became common across the city in recent years as neighbors looked for practical ways to support one another. This particular cabinet shows signs of winter use, with a thin layer of snow on the ground and along the fence, emphasizing the year-round effort by residents to keep shared resources accessible. The rise of these informal exchange boxes reflects a broader culture of grassroots support systems that grew during the pandemic and the 2020 unrest. Neighbors created hyper-local networks for food, winter gear, and daily necessities, often improvising with whatever materials they had. Even a small cabinet like this served as a reliable touchpoint for people needing gloves, toiletries, or household supplies, helping strengthen the sense of community resilience in the city’s residential blocks.
November 2021 — First snowfall at the Say Their Names Memorial near George Floyd Square.
November 2021 — Free Little Food Shelf at Powderhorn Park during the first snow fall of the season.
November 2021 — The Murphy Ranks Memorial on Chicago Avenue inside George Floyd Square.
October 2021 — A rainy late October night in South Minneapolis with just 6 days left of voting after millions of dollars spent on mayoral control, public safety, and rent control ballot questions.
October 2021 — A pumpkin carving at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis.
October 2021 — A Minneapolis Police squad drives down Minnehaha Ave as Open Streets finishes up.
October 2021 — “Riots Work Ya Nerds” graffiti seen during Open Streets Minnehaha.
October 2021 — A "YES ON 2" yard sign on Minnehaha Ave during Open Streets.
October 2021 — "On Minnehaha, we celebrate". The 2021 version of Open Streets Minnehaha Avenue seemed dominated by the upcoming city election with a lot of candidates in attendance and talks regarding the strong mayor, public safety and rent control ballot questions.
October 2021 — A Sheila Nezhad for Minneapolis Mayor and No Justice No Streets yard sign seen in South Minneapolis.
October 2021 — Yard signs in South Minneapolis.
October 2021 — A caretaker at George Floyd Square lights candles at the George Floyd Memorial.
October 2021 — Crowd at George Floyd Square following a vigil on what would have been his 48th birthday.
October 2021 — Paris Stevens, George Floyd's cousin, speaks at George Floyd Square on what would’ve been George Floyd's 48th birthday.
October 2021 — The George Floyd Memorial on what would have been George Floyd's 48th birthday.
October 2021 — The Pillar of Truth Deliverance Temple Drum Line making it's way down Chicago Avenue at George Floyd Square.
October 2021 — AutoZone on East Lake St open for business after being the first building to burn during the Minneapolis Uprising.
September 2021 — "Be Kind... Stay Brave!" We are all George Floyd" written on the side of a building on Nicollet Avenue in South Minneapolis.
September 2021 — "George Floyd" written on a retaining wall in South Minneapolis.
September 2021 — A flyer for The Unplugging by New Native Theatre at the site of the former Gandhi Mahal Site that burned down during unrest.
September 2021 — Nail and Beauty Skin Care with boards as seen in South Minneapolis. Sign that reads "We are remodeling".
September 2021 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square.
September 2021 — A sign leading to the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis.
September 2021 — Sunset on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis.
September 2021 — Protesters gather on what was the 3rd month anniversary from when Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement at the top of the parking ramp.
August 2021 — Signage for the Urban Farm Project at the Roof Depot site in South Minneapolis.
August 2021 — The "Raised Fist" at 38th and Columbus.
August 2021 — The Stop N Shop car wash across from the Minneapolis Police fifth precinct.