Minneapolis Remembers George Floyd: A Story in Pictures

Minneapolis Remembers George Floyd: A Story in Pictures

People continued to gather and remember George Floyd in Minneapolis a week after his death. Local artists and community activists have showcased their talents on buildings and streets to remind people of a life that was taken too soon. Here is what I saw out on the streets yesterday.   

People continued to gather and remember George Floyd in Minneapolis a week after his death. Local artists and community activists have showcased their talents on buildings and streets to remind people of a life that was taken too soon. Here is what I saw out on the streets yesterday: 

A mural at the Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

George Floyd died in front of this grocery store in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

Hundreds of flowers and signs remember the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

Local youths wear shirts to remember George Floyd in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

A large mural shows the face of George Floyd in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

The work of street artists near where George Floyd died in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

A large mural on a grocery store that was giving out free food in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

A protester lays down a flower on street art in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

George Floyd is remembered on a wall of a local business in Minneapolis on June 2. Photo by Ethen Kim Lieser

Ethen Kim Lieser is a Science and Tech Editor who has held posts at Google, The Korea Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, AsianWeek and Arirang TV. He currently resides in Minneapolis.