Construction on George Floyd Square is set to begin in two weeks as Minneapolis revamps the memorial site six years after his murder.
In May 2020, Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed on the streets of Minneapolis while being arrested by a white city cop, Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck for more than 9 minutes after arresting him for allegedly using counterfeit money to buy cigarettes.
Chauvin and three other police officers present were convicted and sentenced to prison in connection with Floyd’s murder…