The Minneapolis Community Corner Built Up in Remembrance of George Floyd and to Serve Others

A sketch of George Floyd with the words “They’re going to kill me” written above it appears in front of dozens of bouquets of flowers, as a peaceful crowd sings songs, plays guitars and holds up signs. 

A street art display featuring a drawing of George Floyd with his name featured prominently. The names of other Black Americans who died in connection to police violence are also featured on the mural.

Flowers, candles and signs with protest slogans have piled up in the intersection of Chicago Ave and 38th St in Minneapolis.

A sign that reads "Rest in Power, George Floyd. Your life mattered!" stands out among dozens of bouquets of flowers. 

An acrostic poem, using "FLOYD" as the main word, is painted on the street.

Locals gather around a wall that has been graffitied with phrases like "white silence is violence," "they killed George Floyd," "no KKK," and "f**** 12."

A sign that reads “2014 I can’t breathe, 2020 I can’t breathe. People are angry because waiting patiently for 6 yrs DID NOT WORK. Stop promising change. #MAKECHANGE, #PATIENCEDIDNOTWORK” is leaned against a brick wall among dozens of bouquets of flowers.

Flowers, signs, candles and photos are placed around the spot in front of Cup Foods where George Floyd took his last breaths. The owners have since come out and said Floyd was a regular, and the clerk working that day was inexperienced.

A large portrait of George Floyd is placed next to Cup Foods, the convenience store in which George Floyd presented the bill that might have been counterfeit. The owners have since come out and said Floyd was a regular, and the clerk working that day was inexperienced.

A Speedway gas station's marquee declares the space "George Floyd Square."

A man delivers a religious sermon in the middle of the memorial.

Individual flowers are lined up on the street along the memorial.

A boarded up restaurant is decorated with street art reading "RIP George Floyd" and "all lives don't matter until Black lives do."

A sketch of George Floyd appears on street art along with the words "DEMAND JUSTICE."

A volunteer-run supply tent is set up for locals to take what they need.

A client has his hair trimmed by a volunteer in a tent with a sign that reads, "FREE HAIRCUT."

A sculpture in the shape of a raised fist can be seen at the memorial. The symbol is often used by marginalized groups in the face of injustice and has often been seen used in the Black Lives Matter protests.

A cross with a halo on top features George Floyd’s name, along with the words, “rest in power.”

A mannequin wears a t-shirt with the words "get your knee off my neck."

People wait by a bus stop with a poster of a Black man wearing a mask. On the mask, the words "we can't breathe" are written across.

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