TJ Nails: We Open
The exterior of TJ Nails. Plywood boards cover the windows. Large, black letters announce: "We Open [heart symbol] #BLM"
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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KBK
UAM-GF_0888
598 University Ave W, Saint Paul, MN, USA
It's OK to be Black: 2
The storefront of Trieu Chau Restaurant. The doors and windows are boarded up with plywood. Black posters with white letters that read: "It's OK to be Black" are stapled to the plywood boards around the building. In this picture, they are on the right. White pieces of paper with black type that say "Community Owned" are stapled to the boards around the building as well.
Additional context: during the riots immediately following George Floyd's Death, protestors and rioters targeted chain stores for looting. Many local black and minority owned businesses made signs and showed solidarity with the protestors to persuade them against doing property damage to their businesses.
As of July 17, 2020 Trieu Chau is listed as being closed due to Covid-19. The George Floyd protests combined with Covid-19 has had a negative impact on the economy that is not fully understood yet.
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Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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KBK
UAM-GF_0780
500 University Ave W, St Paul, MN, USA
It's OK to be Black: 2
The storefront of Trieu Chau Restaurant. The doors and windows are boarded up with plywood. Black posters with white letters that read: "It's OK to be Black" are stapled to the plywood boards around the building. In this picture, they are on the right. White pieces of paper with black type that say "Community Owned" are stapled to the boards around the building as well.
Additional context: during the riots immediately following George Floyd's Death, protestors and rioters targeted chain stores for looting. Many local black and minority owned businesses made signs and showed solidarity with the protestors to persuade them against doing property damage to their businesses.
As of July 17, 2020 Trieu Chau is listed as being closed due to Covid-19. The George Floyd protests combined with Covid-19 has had a negative impact on the economy that is not fully understood yet.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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KBK
UAM-GF_0781
500 University Ave W, St Paul, MN, USA
Nothing Left Except LaCroix, If You are Thirsty, Call Me and I'll Get One
Markered text on a plywood-covered door. Reads "The General Store DAD -A community work space. Nothing Left To Steal Except Some La Croix. If You Are Thirsty, Call Me And I'll Get One. [Number redacted]."
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Froukje Akkerman
UAM-GF_0866
Minneapolis
Justice for George Floyd
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.
Justice for George Floyd written on pages of green, yellow, and orange, attached inside the window at Ray J's American Grill.
Ray J's American Grill
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Sally Pemberton
UAM-GF_0876
500 Central Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, USA