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George Floyd Square, officially George Perry Floyd Square in Minneapolis, is a commemorative name applied to Chicago Avenue between East 37th and 39th Streets in the Powderhorn neighborhood. George Floyd , a Black man, was murdered there by police officer Derek Chauvin in 2020.
In August 2020, it was subject of a multi-part PBS News Hour series, "George Floyd Square: The epicenter of a protest movement that’s swept the world." [178] In December 2020, it was the subject of a Minnesota Public Radio series, "Making George Floyd's Square: Meet the people transforming 38th and Chicago". [179]
The City of Minneapolis is requesting applications to redevelop the Peoples’ Way property at George Floyd Square, formerly home to a Speedway gas station at 38th and Chicago that became a ...
George Floyd Global Memorial is a 501(c)3 organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a headquarters office on the 3500 block of Chicago Avenue. The organization acts as a curator of the demonstrator-installed art exhibits at George Floyd Square.
After spending nine months seeking input from residents, city officials on Tuesday unveiled their plans for a revitalized George Floyd Square.
What is now known as George Floyd Square has been barricaded by residents against most vehicular traffic since the murder on May 25, 2020. After landmark policing trial, a debate over reopening ...
The first George Floyd protests took place in Minneapolis on May 26 – the day after his murder by Minneapolis police officers – and spread to neighboring St. Paul. On May 28, after protests turned violent, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard .
The south Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd was killed by police is being cleared Thursday morning of much of a sprawling memorial, a city official said. Municipal workers began the ...