After Chauvin trial, what is the future of George Floyd Square?
Chauvin is guilty
George Floyd square was the venue for a bittersweet street party on Tuesday when a jury found Chauvin, who is white, guilty of murdering Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes.
The square
What is now known as George Floyd Square has been barricaded by residents against most vehicular traffic since the murder on May 25, 2020. Signs dotting the intersection declare: "No Justice, No Streets."
The question
With the verdict, a new question comes to fore, what is to be done to the memorial that is George Floyd Square. How, if ever, to reopen it.
Far from over
The death of yet another Black man, Daunte Wright at the hands of a police office, just 10 miles (16 km) from the courthouse where Derek Chauvin, has stood trial over the past two weeks, stands to support the square's volunteer caretakers who voice a "desire for justice" before any changes to the square's design happen.
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