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On May 25, 46-year-old George Floyd died on a sidewalk while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police. This was only the latest event in a chain of police killings of Black citizens over decades, one that sparked protests across the country and around the world.
From the ground in Minneapolis, the initial news of Floyd's killing seemed like more of the same.
Verbally and visually George Floyd’s memory and name were everywhere.
Taken as a whole, these murals, stencils, portraits, paintings, graffiti scripts, and photographs are the most powerful grassroots public art that Minneapolis has ever seen.
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