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The Resilience of George Floyd Square Businesses, Residents 5 Years After Murder
- Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, George Floyd Square remains a site of community activity and redevelopment plans.
- The square became a semiautonomous protest zone after Floyd's death, with deep divisions over its future, involving demands for racial justice and disagreements among officials and activists.
- Three nonprofit groups propose different redevelopment visions for the former Speedway gas station at 38th and Chicago, including a six-story building with eateries and cultural spaces, and a memorial garden.
- Victoria Yepez estimated one redevelopment at $20-$35 million while activist Marquita Stephens said the goal is to "immortalize" George Floyd’s story and the global reaction to his murder.
- While crimes near the square have decreased and neighbors report feeling safer, local businesses struggle, yet many remain open, reflecting resilience amid ongoing grief and efforts to transform pain into power.
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A look at the promise by George Floyd's family to 38th and Chicago area in the years since grants awarded
The family of George Floyd made a promise to the community around 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis to give back $500,000 through a fund started in his name.
The resilience of George Floyd Square businesses, residents 5 years after murder
WCCO By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Sunday will mark five years since a police officer murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis. Kya Brown cuts hair at Ralph’s VIP Barber Lounge, a few storefronts down from where it happened. She wasn’t sure at first her business would find success there. “I’m like, ‘I can’t work here! Oh my God, this is right at the George Floyd Square. People are really no…
What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street. But some want to move on. How does a community reckon with its past and confront its future?
Denver Gazette
arcamax.comFive years later, the fight over George Floyd Square continues
MINNEAPOLIS — Several nonprofits are competing to redevelop the “People’s Way,” a defunct Speedway gas station that serves as the protest headquarters of George Floyd Square.
What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided - TPR: The Public's Radio
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street. But some want to move on. How does a community reckon with its past and confront its future? The post What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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