Basquiat Floyd - Phoenix Mural
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.
Two pieces: first is a river of color across a wall. A portrait of George Floyd is in the center with the crown of Basquiat. The second piece is of a blue phoenix rising from fire, with a yellow circle behind it. Red text in the circle reads "In Order To Rise from Its Own Ashes, A Phoenix Must First Burn." Pink flowers are at the bottom.
Red yin-yang at the building's corner. White paper sign reads "BLACK OWNED" in black marker on the building's door.
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A&M Disaster Services
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Froukje Akkerman
UAM-GF_1078
3010 E Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Black African Native Unity Messages
Various messages on plywood boards. The left-most board reads "Black African Native Unity" in green, orange, and black spray paint. A message reads (partially in English and partially in images) "Watch my city burn, watch my city grow. Say His Name." Red and green stenciled initials of George Floyd's name can be seen repeating below this sign. The sign on the door reads "Tell The Youth The Truth" in orange and blue spray paint.
South Hennepin County Human Service Center
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Heather Shirey
UAM-GF_2454
2215 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Burn Every Precinct
"Burn Every Precinct" written in red spray paint on a strip mall across the street from the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
Brooklyn Center Police Department
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rebekah Coffman
UAM-GF_2314
6645 N Humboldt Ave, Brooklyn Center, MN, USA