Colorful chalk on pavement reads: "From Tragedy, Love Must Prevail. Our Cry... Your Tragedy Demands Change.". The letters of each line are organized so as to read vertically: "FLOYD".
On a poster is a Black Power Fist. Inside of the Black Power Fist are the flags of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, Columbia, and Bolivia.
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Article about the photographer's work:
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/02/1041543414/she-guarded-the-black-lives-matter-memorial-now-shes-working-to-protect-its-art
Interview with the photographer: https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A282592
On a poster is a Black Power Fist. Inside of the Black Power Fist are the flags of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Honduras, Uruguay, Guyana, Peru, Haiti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Venezuela, Panama, and Belize.
A single-level raised flowerbed holding a variety of flourishing plant life painted blue with spray painted stencil details. George Floyd's portrait is painted in white, with a yellow halo, flanked on either side by Black power fists in black paint. A wide array of objects have been placed next to and underneath the flowerbed in memory of George, including but not limited to: prayer candles, Buddha statues, plants and flowers, shoes, painted stones, essential oils, and stuffed animals.
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The photographer stood outside of Cup Foods in order to take this image. Cup Foods is the corner store that called the police to accuse Floyd of attempting to make a purchase with a counterfeit bill, ultimately leading to the fatal confrontation that resulted in his death.
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Crosslegged, the child has short curly hair and is dressed simply in an all-white short sleeve shirt and shorts. On the ground near the child's right hand are multiple crayons, which the child has used to draw flowers and a heart that reads "BLM" for Black Lives Matter. The crayons and the child's drawings offer the only pop of color in the image. The child extends their left hand up, offering to the police officer a hand drawn yellow flower with a simple green stem.]]>2023-06-16T16:01:53-04:00
Title
Flowers for the Future
Coverage
3800 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407
Description
On an all-white background, the poster depicts a black-and-white illustration of a Black child seated to the left and a white police officer in full riot gear to the right.
Crosslegged, the child has short curly hair and is dressed simply in an all-white short sleeve shirt and shorts. On the ground near the child's right hand are multiple crayons, which the child has used to draw flowers and a heart that reads "BLM" for Black Lives Matter. The crayons and the child's drawings offer the only pop of color in the image. The child extends their left hand up, offering to the police officer a hand drawn yellow flower with a simple green stem.
A stenciled portrait of George Floyd in blue, accompanied by stenciled text in read reading "Black Lives Matter" and "George Floyd Matters." Attached to an instructional road sign.
George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.
Outside of the Speedway gas station at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis, what was formerly a Metro Transit bus shelter has since been transformed to serve the needs of the George Floyd Square and community. The shelter itself has become a storage area for bins, brooms, and other tools to maintain the cleanliness of the Square. The front of the shelter now holds a mounted community board where individuals can post relevant signage to share information with one another. Immediately in front of the bus shelter, a handmade wooden bench made from reclaimed wood and metal pieces reads in bold lettering "George Floyd Square", allowing visitors to take a seat and reflect as they face the location of Floyd's murder across the street at Cup Foods.
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The location in which George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department has since been transformed into a memorial. The zone, regarded as "George Floyd Square," is filled with memorial tributes to Floyd. Residents from the neighborhood maintain that the streets remain barricaded off in order to protect the area from traffic.
A large plywood board stands tall at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. The stylized text on the board reads: "As the city meets our demands for justice, the barricades an be negotiated for removal. If action is not taken by the city to meet our demands for justice, members of the community that live in the George Floyd Square zone are prepared to maintain street barricades and take the protest of 38th Street East & Chicago Avenue South into the heart of every significant neighborhood that is unbothered by the death of George Floyd or the spirit of anti-blackness involved in his death and that of many others."
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The location in which George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department has since been transformed into a memorial. The zone, regarded as "George Floyd Square," is filled with memorial tributes to Floyd. Residents from the neighborhood maintain that the streets remain barricaded off in order to protect the area from traffic.