Memorials to George Floyd#Murals

George Floyd was an African American man who was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020. He was memorialized via events, protests, artwork installations, organizations, official designations, and campaigns.

Funeral services

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A public memorial, with Al Sharpton delivering the eulogy, was held June 4, 2020, at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.{{cite web |last1=Yeung |first1=Jessie |last2=George |first2=Steve |last3=Macaya |first3=Melissa |last4=Wagner |first4=Meg |last5=Hayes |first5=Mike |last6=Diaz |first6=Daniella |date=June 2, 2020 |title=George Floyd will be remembered at Minneapolis memorial Thursday |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-06-02-20#h_fa568d91fa675b94bee640097b0300eb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603073028/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-06-02-20/h_fa568d91fa675b94bee640097b0300eb |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |access-date=June 2, 2020 |publisher=CNN}} Many state and local officials attended, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. The service also drew national officials and civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King III, Reverend Jesse Jackson, as well as several celebrity figures.Louwagie, Pam (5 June 2020). [https://www.startribune.com/memorial-for-george-floyd-looks-ahead-to-what-s-next/571016152/ "You changed the world, George': George Floyd remembered in rousing, poignant memorial service"]. Star Tribune. Retrieved on 6 July 2020.Morrison, Aaron and Sullivan, Tim (4 June 2020). [https://www.startribune.com/protests-turn-subdued-after-new-charges-in-floyd-case/571008642/?refresh=true "`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis"]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Star Tribune. Retrieved on 6 July 2020.{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Paul |date=9 June 2020 |title=Gov. Tim Walz calls for 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence today in honor of George Floyd |publisher=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/gov-walz-calls-for-8-minutes-46-seconds-of-silence-to-honor-george-floyd/571130902/ |access-date=9 June 2020}}

A public viewing and a family memorial was held in Raeford, North Carolina, on June 6, near Floyd's hometown.{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Minyvonne |date=June 6, 2020 |title=Don't let George Floyd's death 'be in vain,' speakers say at N. Carolina memorial service |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/george-floyd-memorial-north-carolina-sheriff-s-officers-escort-his-n1226576 |url-status=live |access-date=June 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819000421/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/george-floyd-memorial-north-carolina-sheriff-s-officers-escort-his-n1226576 |archive-date=August 19, 2020}}

Floyd's family held a public memorial in Houston, Texas, on June 8 that was livestreamed globally, and a private service on June 9. Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather paid for the services.{{cite web |last=Lemos |first=Gregory |date=June 2, 2020 |title=Floyd family says public memorial service will be held in Houston on Monday |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-06-02-20#h_da5f5c6e3ecc02aa143135e991df9768 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603071523/https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-06-02-20/h_da5f5c6e3ecc02aa143135e991df9768 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |access-date=June 2, 2020 |publisher=CNN}}{{cite web |last=Folley |first=Aris |date=June 1, 2020 |title=Floyd Mayweather to cover the costs for George Floyd's funeral, rep says |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/500594-floyd-mayweather-to-cover-the-costs-for-george-floyds-funeral |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603071522/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/500594-floyd-mayweather-to-cover-the-costs-for-george-floyds-funeral |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |access-date=June 2, 2020 |website=The Hill}} Floyd's body was on public view on June 8 in his hometown of Houston. Former Vice President and the 2020 presumptive and eventual Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, met with the Floyd family privately and gave a video message at the funeral.{{cite news |date=June 8, 2020 |title=Floyd's casket arrives at Houston church for public viewing |url=https://apnews.com/98f81b8baa3a7d20e98f8b085f98536b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608153221/https://apnews.com/98f81b8baa3a7d20e98f8b085f98536b |archive-date=June 8, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2020 |work=Associated Press News}}{{cite news |last=Croft |first=Jay |title=Mourners visit George Floyd's casket in Houston to pay respects |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/us/george-floyd-houston-visitation/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608153217/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/us/george-floyd-houston-visitation/index.html |archive-date=June 8, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2020 |publisher=CNN}}{{cite web |date=June 7, 2020 |title=George Floyd's Body Returns To Houston For Memorial Service, Funeral |website=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/george-floyd-body-returns-houston-memorial-service-funeral/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607231940/https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/06/07/george-floyd-body-returns-houston-memorial-service-funeral/ |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2020}}

Floyd is buried next to his mother at Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pearland, Texas.

File:LastmileGeorgeFloydprocession6920-7.jpg|The carriage carrying Floyd's casket to his burial in Pearland, Texas, June 9, 2020

File:Jackyatesgeorgefloyd-13.jpg|A memorial vigil at Yates High School, from which Floyd graduated, in Houston, Texas

File:LastmileGeorgeFloydprocession6920-32.jpg|Along Floyd's funeral procession route in Pearland, Texas, on June 9, 2020

File:Say_Their_Names_Cemetery_(51076416868).jpg|Symbolic headstone, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Official declarations

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On June 9, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued a statewide proclamation declaring 8 minutes 46 seconds of silence at 11:00 a.m. CDT to coincide with the beginning of Floyd's funeral in Houston. On May 24, 2021, on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's murder, Walz declared a statewide moment of silence for 9 minutes and 29 seconds for 1:00 p.m. On October 14, 2022, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey declared it George Floyd Day on the date of what would have been Floyd's 49th birthday.{{Cite news |last=Jacobsen |first=Jeremiah |date=2020-05-24 |title=Statewide moment of silence planned Tuesday on anniversary of George Floyd's death |work=KARE-11 |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/moment-of-silence-on-anniversary-of-george-floyds-death/89-68fcf42d-4f1e-4571-8d18-eec5a28a8b90 |access-date=2020-05-24}}

Organizations

George Floyd Global Memorial is a 501(c)3 organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a headquarters office on the 3500 block of Chicago Avenue. The organization acts as a curator of the demonstrator-installed art exhibits at George Floyd Square. Its mission is to inventory, collect, and preserve the public art installations and the approximately 5,000 offerings that were left by visitors.{{Cite news |last=Jokich |first=Alex |date=2021-10-21 |title=Hundreds gather for tribute on George Floyd's 48th birthday |work=KSTP-TV |url=https://kstp.com/news/hundreds-gather-for-tribute-on-george-floyd-48th-birthday/6270088/ |access-date=2021-10-21 |archive-date=2021-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029154640/https://kstp.com/news/hundreds-gather-for-tribute-on-george-floyd-48th-birthday/6270088/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=GEORGE FLOYD GLOBAL MEMORIAL - About GFGM |url=https://www.georgefloydglobalmemorial.org/about-gfgm |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=www.georgefloydglobalmemorial.org |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520112225/https://www.georgefloydglobalmemorial.org/about-gfgm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |last1=Rao |first1=Maya |last2=Mahamud |first2=Faiza |last3=Du |first3=Susan |date=2022-05-25 |title=Two years later, Minnesotans gather to remember George Floyd |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/two-years-later-minnesotans-gather-to-remember-george-floyd/600176411/ |access-date=2022-05-26}}

The George Floyd Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by George Floyd's sister, Bridgett Floyd, in Mooresville, North Carolina.{{cite web |title=Floyd family launches George Floyd Memorial Foundation |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/13/floyd-family-launches-george-floyd-memorial-foundation |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=MPR News |date=14 September 2020 |language=en}}

The George Floyd Community Benevolence Fund, later renamed the Ward 8 Community Benevolence Fund, is a non-profit organization of Floyd's family and estate. The fund was seeded from $500,000 of the $27 million wrongful death settlement between the City of Minneapolis and George Floyd's family. The fund has awarded grants of between $5,000 and $25,000 to organizations and businesses to the neighborhood surrounding the East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis where Floyd was murdered.{{Cite news |last=Albertson-Grove |first=Josie |date=2023-06-25 |title=Fund from George Floyd settlement announces grants for 38th and Chicago |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/grants-made-by-foundation-by-george-floyd-settlement-for-38th-and-chicago-minneapolis-police/600285234/ |access-date=2023-06-26}}

Protests and campaigns

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The George Floyd protests began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020. Protests were held in the United States and in other countries in reaction to Floyd's murder and in his memory. The street intersection where Floyd was murdered was held by demonstrators during the George Floyd Square occupied protest.

"Justice for George Floyd”, a Change.org petition, as launched on May 30, 2020. As of early July 2020, the petition had nearly 19 million signatures, making it the most signed petition in the history of the platform.{{cite web |author=Ling |first=Thomas |date=2020-06-04 |title=How to watch the George Floyd memorial online and on TV |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-06-04/george-floyd-memorial-watch-live/ |access-date=2020-06-06 |website=Radio Times |publisher=}}

Official George Floyd Memorial Fund was established by Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's brother, in the aftermath of the murder to cover funeral expenses and education expenses for Floyd's children. One week after the tragedy and only four days after the start of the fund, it raised $7 million, putting it in ranking as one of the most highly funded GoFundMe campaigns at the time.{{cite news |last=Nelson |first=Joe |date=June 2, 2020 |title=GoFundMe for George Floyd family one of the biggest of all time |newspaper=Bring Me the News |url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/gofundme-for-george-floyd-family-one-of-the-biggest-of-all-time |access-date=June 2, 2020}}

Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks was an event held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 2020.{{Cite news |date=2020-08-28 |title=Thousands gather at historic March on Washington |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53949460 |access-date=2020-08-28}}{{cite web |last=Aretakis |title='We have all had a knee on our neck': Activists are calling for police reform, voting rights at March on Washington |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/28/march-washington-2020-thousands-gather-sharpton-nan-rally/3442726001/ |access-date=2020-08-28 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} The march was organized by the National Action Network, and was led by Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. The march's speakers included relatives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,{{cite web |last=Burns |first=Katelyn |date=August 29, 2020 |title=The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" March on Washington in photos |url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/8/29/21406686/get-your-knee-off-our-necks-march-on-washington-photos |website=Vox}} Jacob Blake,{{cite web |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Tens of thousands join Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington DC |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/28/march-washington-dc-racism-get-your-knee-off-our-necks |website=the Guardian}} and others.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-campaign-deploys-harris-as-ambassador-to-black-activists/2020/09/02/bf1a6552-ec68-11ea-ab4e-581edb849379_story.html |title=Kamala Harris serving as Biden's quiet ambassador to Black activists |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2020-09-02 |accessdate=2022-06-11}}

Scholarships

Colleges and universities which have created scholarships in Floyd's name included North Central University,{{cite web |last=Nietzel |first=Michael T. |date=June 4, 2020 |title=A University President Challenges Every College In America To Fund A George Floyd Memorial Scholarship |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/06/04/a-univeristy-president-challenges-every-college-in-america-to-fund-a-george-floyd-memorial-scholarship/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604212638/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/06/04/a-univeristy-president-challenges-every-college-in-america-to-fund-a-george-floyd-memorial-scholarship/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |access-date=June 4, 2020 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Torres |first=Ella |date=June 4, 2020 |title=George Floyd memorial updates: Floyd's brother says 'he touched so many people's hearts' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/memorial-service-george-floyd-held-minneapolis/story?id=71063710 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604161754/https://abcnews.go.com/US/memorial-service-george-floyd-held-minneapolis/story?id=71063710 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |access-date=June 4, 2020 |website=ABC News |language=en}} Alabama State, Oakwood University,{{cite web |last=Russell |first=Lois G. |date=June 4, 2020 |title=ASU Establishes George Floyd/Greg Gunn Memorial Scholarship {{!}} Alabama State University |url=https://www.alasu.edu/asu-establishes-george-floydgreg-gunn-memorial-scholarship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605014857/https://www.alasu.edu/asu-establishes-george-floydgreg-gunn-memorial-scholarship |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |access-date=June 5, 2020 |website=alasu.edu}}{{cite web |last=Mullins |first=Maquisha Ford |date=June 4, 2020 |title=Answering the Challenge: Oakwood Establishes George Floyd Scholarship |url=https://newsroom.oakwood.edu/answering-the-challenge-oakwood-establishes-george-floyd-scholarship/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819000419/https://newsroom.oakwood.edu/answering-the-challenge-oakwood-establishes-george-floyd-scholarship/ |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |website=Oakwood University News |language=en}} Missouri State University, Southeast Missouri State, Ohio University,{{cite web |last=Ogle |first=Nikki |date=June 5, 2020 |title=Missouri State University planning scholarship named after George Floyd |url=https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Missouri-State-University-planning-scholarship-named-after-George-Floyd-571066241.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606154611/https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Missouri-State-University-planning-scholarship-named-after-George-Floyd-571066241.html |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |website=ky3.com |language=en}}{{cite press release |title=President Nellis and Vice President Secuban announce George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund |url=https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/06/president-nellis-and-vice-president-secuban-announce-george-floyd-memorial-scholarship |access-date=June 6, 2020 |website=ohio.edu |date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624010946/https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/06/president-nellis-and-vice-president-secuban-announce-george-floyd-memorial-scholarship |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Established at Southeast |url=https://news.semo.edu/george-floyd-memorial-scholarship-established-at-southeast/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606142310/https://news.semo.edu/george-floyd-memorial-scholarship-established-at-southeast/ |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |website=news.semo.edu}} Buffalo State College, Copper Mountain College,{{cite web |date=June 6, 2020 |title=Scholarship created in George Floyd's name |url=https://www.wqad.com/video/news/education/scholarship-created-in-george-floyds-name/71-a8ce2b02-14ac-4d85-accf-d187b1651bfd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624010953/https://www.wqad.com/video/news/education/scholarship-created-in-george-floyds-name/71-a8ce2b02-14ac-4d85-accf-d187b1651bfd |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |website=wqad.com |language=en-US}}{{cite web |date=June 6, 2020 |title=Copper Mountain College announces George Floyd Scholarship Fund |url=http://z1077fm.com/copper-mountain-college-announces-george-floyd-scholarship-fund/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624010954/http://z1077fm.com/copper-mountain-college-announces-george-floyd-scholarship-fund/ |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |website=z1077fm.com |language=en-US}} and others.{{cite web |date=June 11, 2020 |title=12 other universities join North Central in creating a George Floyd Memorial Scholarship |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/12-other-universities-join-north-central-in-creating-a-george-floyd-memorial-scholarship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611210152/https://www.fox9.com/news/12-other-universities-join-north-central-in-creating-a-george-floyd-memorial-scholarship |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |access-date=June 11, 2020 |website=FOX 9 |language=en-US}}

Slogans

Eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time that Derek Chauvin was originally reported to have had his knee on Floyd's neck, was widely commemorated as a "moment of silence" to honor Floyd.{{cite news |last=Cummings |first=William |author2=Ledyard King |author3=Christal Hayes |date=June 8, 2020 |title=Democrats unveil sweeping police reform bill, honor George Floyd with 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/08/democrats-gather-silence-honor-george-floyd-ahmaud-arbery/3155884001/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612024021/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/08/democrats-gather-silence-honor-george-floyd-ahmaud-arbery/3155884001/ |archive-date=June 12, 2020}}{{cite news |last=DeCambre |first=Mark |date=June 9, 2020 |title=New York Stock Exchange observe 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence in honor of George Floyd's memory |work=Market Watch |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-stock-exchange-observes-moment-of-silence-in-honor-of-george-floyds-funeral-2020-06-09 |url-status=live |access-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611054537/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-stock-exchange-observes-moment-of-silence-in-honor-of-george-floyds-funeral-2020-06-09 |archive-date=June 11, 2020}} It was also used in chants, protest signs, and messages.{{cite news |date=June 4, 2020 |title=8:46: A Number Becomes a Potent Symbol of Police Brutality |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/06/04/us/ap-us-america-protests-eight-minutes.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604122253/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/06/04/us/ap-us-america-protests-eight-minutes.html |archive-date=June 4, 2020}}

Slogans and phrases such as "Justice for George", "I can't breathe",{{cite news |last1=Long |first1=Colleen |last2=Hajeela |first2=Deepti |date=May 29, 2020 |title='I Can't Breathe': A Rallying Cry For Protests |publisher=WBUR |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/05/29/i-cant-breathe-eric-garner-george-floyd-protests |url-status=live |access-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612201754/https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/05/29/i-cant-breathe-eric-garner-george-floyd-protests |archive-date=June 12, 2020}} "Black Lives Matter",{{cite news |title=In pictures: Protesting the death of George Floyd |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/gallery/george-floyd-demonstrations/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528081222/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/gallery/george-floyd-demonstrations/index.html |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |publisher=CNN}} and "No justice, no streets",{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Trevor |date=2021-04-04 |title='No justice, no streets': Still grieving, Minneapolis residents wonder how city will move forward after Derek Chauvin trial |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/04/derek-chauvin-trial-minneapolis-reckons-george-floyds-death/4848181001/ |access-date=2021-04-05}} among others, were also used in protests and campaigns about Floyd's murder.

Art

Thousands of works of street art were created in the aftermath of Floyd's murder. George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art database was created by researchers at the University of St. Thomas as a free virtual art library for the works of art created around the world.{{cite web |date=August 31, 2020 |title=This Digital Archive Allows You To See George Floyd Street Art |url=https://mymodernmet.com/urban-art-mapping-anti-racist-art/ |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=mymodernmet.com}} Each artwork is identified with the artist, the story behind its creation, and where it is located.{{cite web |date=August 31, 2020 |title=This Digital Archive Allows You To See George Floyd Street Art |url=https://mymodernmet.com/urban-art-mapping-anti-racist-art/ |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=mymodernmet.com}}{{Citation |last=CBS News |title=George Floyd's death sparks street art movement |date=May 21, 2021 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/george-floyds-death-sparks-street-art-movement/ |language=en-US |access-date=May 23, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Uwagwu |first1=Chioma |last2=Daniels |last3=Lawrence |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Art and Uprising: The George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art Database |url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/art-and-uprising |access-date=May 23, 2021 |website=National Museum of American History |language=en}} Save the Boards, a nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis, was formed to collect and preserve street and murals on boards.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-24 |title=They All Have A Different Story': Save The Boards Reminds Mpls. Of Impact Of George Floyd's Murder |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/save-the-boards-minneapolis/ |access-date=2023-01-05}}

= Murals =

Artists created several murals of George Floyd in the aftermath of his murder.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, two George Floyd murals were painted at the street intersection in Minneapolis where he was murdered. A blue and yellow mural of George Floyd on the side of the Cup Foods grocery store became one of the most recognizable images of the global protest movement that was sparked by his murder, and a digital rendering of it served as a backdrop to his casket at his funeral in Houston, Texas.{{cite news |last1=Heyward |first1=Giulia L. |date=15 June 2020 |title=The Righteous Power of the George Floyd Mural |publisher=The New Republic |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/158176/righteous-power-george-floyd-mural |url-status=live |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025020936/https://newrepublic.com/article/158176/righteous-power-george-floyd-mural |archive-date=October 25, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Pellerin |first1=Ananda |date=12 June 2020 |title='My emotions were so raw': The people creating art to remember George Floyd |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/george-floyd-mural-social-justice-art/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204063646/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/george-floyd-mural-social-justice-art/index.html |archive-date=December 4, 2020}}{{cite web |last=Belcamino |first=Kristi |date=2020-06-08 |title=Street art honored George Floyd. Now advocates want to preserve it for history. |url=https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/07/street-art-honored-george-floyd-now-advocates-want-to-preserve-it-for-history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218001335/https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/07/street-art-honored-george-floyd-now-advocates-want-to-preserve-it-for-history/ |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=Pioneer Press |language=en-US}} Created by community artists Cadex Herrera, Greta McLain, and Xena Goldman, the iconic mural was one of the first public artworks to emerge in Minneapolis that honored Floyd's memory in Minneapolis.{{cite web |last=Sayej |first=Nadja |date=June 4, 2020 |title=The Story Behind The Mural At The George Floyd Memorial |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadjasayej/2020/06/04/the-story-behind-the-mural-at-the-george-floyd-memorial/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224090214/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadjasayej/2020/06/04/the-story-behind-the-mural-at-the-george-floyd-memorial/ |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=2020-11-25 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Du |first=Susan |date=2021-02-12 |title=Minneapolis plans to reopen 38th and Chicago after Chauvin trial |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-plans-to-reopen-38th-and-chicago-after-chauvin-trial/600022435/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213011055/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-plans-to-reopen-38th-and-chicago-after-chauvin-trial/600022435/ |archive-date=February 13, 2021}} Peyton Scott Russell, a Minneapolis native and street artist, created a {{convert|12|by|12|ft|adj=on|m}} black-and-white mural of Floyd's face in June 2020. Pictures of the mural were shared worldwide.

The George Floyd mural in Portland, Oregon, was painted by Emma Berger and installed outside Apple Pioneer Place in downtown Portland, on June 1, 2020 (since removed). She completed the mural, which depicted Floyd and the phrase "I can't breathe", in approximately two hours and without seeking permission.{{Cite news |last=Montero |first=Jordan |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Emma Berger's Mural of George Floyd Sparked a Massive Community Art Project Downtown |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/2020/09/02/emma-bergers-mural-of-george-floyd-sparked-a-massive-community-art-project-downtown/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730025934/https://www.wweek.com/arts/2020/09/02/emma-bergers-mural-of-george-floyd-sparked-a-massive-community-art-project-downtown/ |archive-date=July 30, 2021}}{{Cite news |date=June 3, 2020 |title=Mural honors George Floyd in downtown Portland |publisher=KATU |url=https://katu.com/news/local/mural-honors-george-floyd-in-downtown-portland |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730025933/https://katu.com/news/local/mural-honors-george-floyd-in-downtown-portland |archive-date=July 30, 2021}} Berger later added the faces of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor,{{Cite news |last=Haskins |first=Devon |date=June 4, 2020 |title=Artist paints George Floyd mural on boarded up windows of Apple Store |publisher=KGW |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/artist-paints-george-floyd-mural-on-boarded-up-windows-of-apple-store/283-9f7f9b36-c6eb-4a0f-a5c1-3a128a4801c0 |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730025933/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/artist-paints-george-floyd-mural-on-boarded-up-windows-of-apple-store/283-9f7f9b36-c6eb-4a0f-a5c1-3a128a4801c0 |archive-date=July 30, 2021}}{{Cite news |date=June 5, 2020 |title=Portland artist memorializes Breonna Taylor with mural |publisher=WDRB |url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/portland-artist-memorializes-breonna-taylor-with-mural/article_62709b3c-a780-11ea-86e6-c7fc63e014a7.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730025933/https://www.wdrb.com/news/portland-artist-memorializes-breonna-taylor-with-mural/article_62709b3c-a780-11ea-86e6-c7fc63e014a7.html |archive-date=July 30, 2021}} as well as the phrases "black lives matter" and "say their names". The image of Floyd was {{Convert|8|ft|m|adj=on}} tall.{{cite web |last=Gallivan |first=Joseph |date=July 1, 2020 |title=George Floyd mural at Portland Apple Store goes viral |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/ttt/91-features/472012-381478-george-floyd-mural-at-portland-apple-store-goes-viral |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730025934/https://pamplinmedia.com/ttt/91-features/472012-381478-george-floyd-mural-at-portland-apple-store-goes-viral?wallit_nosession=1 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |access-date=July 30, 2021 |work=The Times |publisher=Pamplin Media Group}}

File:George Floyd Memorial, Minneapolis 8 5 20 (50198348036).jpg|Black-and-white mural in Minneapolis, Minnesota

File:Justice for George Mural.jpg|George Floyd, Tony McDade, and Breonna Taylor in Minneapolis, Minnesota

File:George Floyd mural Mauerpark Berlin 2020-05-30 06.jpg|Mural in Berlin, Germany

= Sculpture =

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A bust of George Floyd is situated in Union Square in New York City.{{cite news |last=Hauck |first=Grace |date=2021-06-19 |title='Larger than life' George Floyd statues unveiled to mark Juneteenth in US cities |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/19/juneteenth-george-floyd-harriet-tubman-statues-unveiled-us-cities/7754673002/ |access-date=2021-06-20}}{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Mark |last2=Watts |first2=Lila |date=2021-06-25 |title=NYPD investigating vandalism of the George Floyd statue in Brooklyn as a hate crime |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/us/george-floyd-nyc-statue-vandalized/index.html |access-date=2021-06-25}} The sculpture sits on a marble base, with the {{convert|6|ft|adj=on}} bust being made of layers of plywood.{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.confrontart.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804015626/https://www.confrontart.com/ |archive-date=2021-08-04 |access-date=2021-08-04 |website=Confront Art}} It was created by artist Chris Carnabuci and unveiled by Floyd's brother Terrence, as part of the 2021 Juneteenth federal holiday.{{cite news |last=Peiser |first=Jayclin |date=4 October 2021 |title=A man threw paint on a sculpture of George Floyd. It's the second time the statue has been vandalized. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/04/george-floyd-bust-vandalism-nyc/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 October 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}

A statue of George Floyd is situated in Newark, New Jersey. It was completed by Stanley Watts and unveiled in 2021.{{cite news |last=O'Kane |first=Caitlin |date=2021-06-18 |title=700-pound bronze statue of George Floyd unveiled in New Jersey |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd-unveiled-in-newark/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621211953/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd-unveiled-in-newark/ |archive-date=June 21, 2021}} Located outside Newark's City Hall,{{cite news |date=2021-06-18 |title=700-pound bronze statue of George Floyd unveiled in New Jersey |work=WFMZ-TV |url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/national/700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd-unveiled-in-new-jersey/article_655ffb33-0f16-50a1-9500-7d3406aab488.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619072816/https://www.wfmz.com/news/national/700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd-unveiled-in-new-jersey/article_655ffb33-0f16-50a1-9500-7d3406aab488.html |archive-date=2021-06-19}} it weighs {{convert|700|lb}},{{cite news |date=2021-06-18 |title=700-pound bronze statue of George Floyd unveiled in New Jersey |work=WFMZ-TV |url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/national/700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd-unveiled-in-new-jersey/article_655ffb33-0f16-50a1-9500-7d3406aab488.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619072816/https://www.wfmz.com/news/national/700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd-unveiled-in-new-jersey/article_655ffb33-0f16-50a1-9500-7d3406aab488.html |archive-date=2021-06-19}} and is sculpted larger than life. The statue is of Floyd sitting relaxed on a bench.{{cite news |last=Spocchia |first=Gino |date=2021-06-18 |title=George Floyd statue unveiled at Newark City Hall in New Jersey weighs 700 pounds |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-floyd-newark-statue-unveiled-b1868071.html |url-status=live |access-date=2021-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618234247/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-floyd-newark-statue-unveiled-b1868071.html |archive-date=June 18, 2021}}

On May 22, 2024, the sculpture "Floyd" was unveiled at the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. Created by Dan Reisner in 2020, shortly after the tragic incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota." Floyd", Commemorates George Floyd's murder, featuring tree rings at the neck's base representing the duration of his death with two lines resembling fractured tree rings like stopped watch dials at the time of his death.{{Cite news |last=Riba |first=Naama |date=2023-07-02 |title=The story behind this George Floyd head sculpture, made by Israeli artist |url=https://www.haaretz.com/magazine/2023-07-02/ty-article-magazine/.premium/capturing-the-moment-between-life-and-death-dan-reisner-creates-statue-of-george-floyd/00000189-136c-dc81-a9db-5b6ef1e70000 |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-06 |title=Israeli sculptor chisels rendering of George Floyd |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-sculptor-chisels-rendering-of-george-floyd-644557 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Barak |first=Naama |date=2020-10-18 |title=George Floyd's death, as captured by an Israeli artist |url=https://www.israel21c.org/george-floyds-death-as-captured-by-an-israeli-artist/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ISRAEL21c |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=New art attractions in Israel |url=https://www.jpost.com/must/article-749976 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}

Street

File:George Perry Floyd Square sign May 25 2022.jpg street sign in Minneapolis, Minnesota]]

George Floyd Square, officially designated as George Perry Floyd Square, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the commemorative name of the intersection at East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where Floyd was murdered.{{cite news |last=Otárola |first=Miguel |date=4 August 2020 |title=Cup Foods, site where George Floyd was killed, reopens in south Minneapolis |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.startribune.com/cup-foods-site-where-george-floyd-was-killed-reopens-in-south-minneapolis/571999102}}{{cite web |last=Shortal |first=Jana |date=May 12, 2022 |title='Transform our reputation': Twin Cities leaders launch effort to address racial disparities |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/an-idea-groundbreaking-change/89-a5ddcbb7-a430-4e07-8afb-ab8fe6435865 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=KARE-TV |language=en-US}}

U.S. laws

Several bills were introduced in the United States Congress following Floyd's murder:

BREATHE Act
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, a bill subtitle

References

External links

[https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/38th-chicago/ 38th and Chicago]
[https://georgefloydstreetart.omeka.net/George Floyd & Anti-Racist Street Art]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
[https://www.georgefloydglobalmemorial.org/ George Floyd Global Memorial]
[https://www.georgefloydmemorialfoundation.org/ George Floyd Memorial Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601182807/https://www.georgefloydmemorialfoundation.org/ |date=2022-06-01 }}

Floyd, George

Memorials