Tuesday 25 May 2021

Minneapolis celebrates George Floyd’s life after a ‘troubling, long year’

Residents gathered across the city to honor Floyd and other victims of police violence, and vowed to hold officers accountable

In downtown Minneapolis, the city that was plagued with tension during the Derek Chauvin murder trial last month, a celebration of George Floyd’s life was held less than a mile from where the white former Minneapolis officer was convicted of all three counts of his murder.

The event, organized by the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, was filled with shrieks from children as they leapt in bouncy houses while others filled the air with bubbles. The smells from a dozen food trucks penetrated the space as people danced and basked in the sun.

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