During the month of May, NYC-based photographer Kurt Boone attended and documented the George Floyd Memorial Foundation’s Inaugural Remembrance: Peaceful Rally and March in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The memorial event included speakers Reverend Al Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network, Bridgett Floyd, George Floyd’s sister and founder of the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, and Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney and the head of the Floyd family’s legal team.
Below are a selection of images captured by Boone on the day of the march.
Image Credits: © Kurt Boone
"SAY THEIR NAMES" mural on the Cup Foods Store Building, George Floyd Square, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 24, 2021). © Boone
Bridgett Floyd, sister of George Floyd, speaks alongside Attorney Benjamin Crump (left) and Reverend Al Sharpton (right) at the event MC at George Floyd Remembrance Peaceful Rally & March. Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 23, 2021). © Boone
Calvary Lutheran Church with Mural Art in remembrance of George Floyd on the church building. Chicago Avenue and 39th Street entry point to George Floyd Square, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 21, 2021). © Boone
Memorial Street Art Installation: "Justice For Daunte Wright," George Floyd Square, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 24, 2021). © Boone
"SAY THEIR NAMES MEMORIAL CEMETERY" art installation of tombstones in remembrance of
African Americans killed by Police Brutality, George Floyd Square, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 24, 2021). © Boone
Two activists hold signs of memorial art of Adam Toledo and George Floyd in preparation for Inaugural
George Floyd Remembrance: Peaceful Rally & March, Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis Minnesota (May 23, 2021). © Boone
African Americans security force march in military gear and arms in Inaugural George Floyd Remembrance: Peaceful Rally & March, Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 23, 2021). © Boone
Entry point sign to George Floyd Square on Chicago Avenue at East 37th Street: "You Are Now Entering
The Free State Of George Floyd," Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 22, 2021). © Boone
Chicago Avenue between East 38th Street and East 37th Street - George Floyd Square street art
installation of names of African Americans killed by police brutality, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 22, 2021). © Boone