It’s been an inexplicable two weeks for our nation but especially for those of us in Minneapolis — the city now known as the home of George Floyd’s murder scene and a defining history of racial injustice and police brutality.
Our entire country was shaken when Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers on Monday, May 25, outside of Cup Foods. The area of the senseless death has now become a memorial site for Floyd and other black Americans who were unjustly killed before him.
Floyd’s tragic death was a wakeup call for those of us in Minneapolis whose privilege has shielded us from the harsh reality that our home is not as livable nor lovable for our neighbors who’ve been oppressed because of the arbitrary nature of their birth and skin color.