Chaos gripped the Twin Cities Thursday night into Friday as peaceful protests gave way to spasms of looting and fire. Gov. Tim Walz called up the National Guard amid the unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody.| MPR News
Hundreds of protesters lined a south Minneapolis intersection Tuesday night calling for justice in the Memorial Day death of George Floyd after a video surfaced showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as Floyd told the officer repeatedly he couldn’t breathe.| MPR News
A year has passed since George Floyd’s murder. Host Angela Davis led a conversation with community leaders, memory keepers and activists working to maintain his legacy in our communities and beyond.| MPR News
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The Minneapolis City Council’s Climate & Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously Thursday to advance the conversation about plans for George Floyd Square and the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.| MPR News
