Coverage
Kitchen Window at 3001 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Description
Three panels:
The first with a red poppy in the corner and "Don't be silent about things that matter. - MLK Jr."
The second with two yellow flowers in the corner and "George Floyd. "We have decided to stick with love. MLK Jr."
The third with two orange and red flowers and "Never use infinite hope. MLK Jr."
Subject
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.