Murals of Floyd still remain up on business walls, five years after Floyd’s death.
After reports suggested the Minneapolis City Council was considering two proposals for George Floyd Square, a community-run memorial site created after his murder by Minneapolis police, the council voted on Dec. 5 to return the plans to a planning committee.
Floyd was a Black man murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis during an arrest on May 25, 2020.
According to NPR, murals of Floyd still remain up on business walls, five years after Floyd’s death, in contrast to the continual walking back of numerous DEI pledges from corporations that also sprang up in the wake of Floyd’s death.
The wishes of the city, according to their reporting, are to revitalize the area, and to create a new memorial and new city streets in the area, a plan that some in the community-run space, like Dwight Alexander, are behind.
“We want the best for this neighborhood. You know what I’m saying? We want to see the new development. You know, anytime you get something new in the city, everybody will come see it,” Alexander, the co-owner of a barbecue shop in the area, told NPR.