For the third consecutive night, the protesters clashed with the security forces in Minneapolis, an American city that is under strong tension due to the death of Daunte Wright, a young African-American who died last Sunday, April 11 at the hands of a police officer. , a case that revived what happened in 2020 with the death of George Floyd.
Riot police acted to disperse a group of 800 to 1,000 protesters in Brooklyn Center, the suburb where Daunte Wright was killed. Security forces threw stun grenades and protesters responded by throwing objects, police said.
Earlier, the families of George Floyd and Daunte Wright, devastated and united in grief and rage, called for an end to police violence and racism in America. “The world is traumatized to see another African-American being killed,” George’s brother Philonise Floyd said during a news conference where both families shared the pain of facing the “unthinkable.”
The police classified Wright’s death as “accidental” and explained that it occurred when Officer Kim Potter proceeded to use a taser immobilizer pistol and made a mistake and fired with her firearm. However, attorney Jeff Storms refuted this claim, noting that “an accident is spilling a glass of milk, it is not an accident to draw a gun. It is not an accident to point a gun at someone, nor is it an accident to ignore the fact that what you have in your hand does not weigh the same as a taser gun, “said the lawyer who accompanied the families.
This new drama exacerbated the tension in the streets of Minneapolis in the middle of the process against Derek Chauvin, the white policeman accused of killing Floyd on May 25, after immobilizing him by kneeling on his neck during his arrest for allegedly having paid with a false bill .
mn (EFE, AFP)
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Mural about George Floyd in Minneapolis
The African American George Floyd, killed in a police operation, became an icon of the protests of the Black Lives Matter movement. His death triggered displays of global solidarity: not only through demonstrations, but also through artistic expressions. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, you will find this mural of George Floyd and his last words: “I can’t breathe.”
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Minneapolis: Many Faces and One Message
After George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, violent protests took place. On this wall of Hennepin Avenue, the city remembers not only George Floyd, but also African Americans Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice and Philando Castile, who also died during police operations.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Artwork and memorial place
Street art is not just a work of art, but in this case it also provides a place to commemorate, where people can leave flowers and political messages, such as in front of this painting by George Floyd.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
New York, Union Square: street mural
The “Black Lives Matter” mural in Manhattan, in the heart of New York, shows other names of people who have been victims of police violence.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Washington DC: the colors of the American flag
In the United States capital, Washington DC, there are murals reminiscent of the Black Lives Matter movement and show the faces of those who died in connection with police operations. It is necessary to emphasize, in this painting, the use of the colors blue, white and red.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Washington DC, women at the helm
Under the motto “Fight the Power”, this painting highlights the relevance of women in the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Washington, DC: The History of Civil Rights
Also historical activists, who fought for civil rights, are also present in Washington DC This work represents Martin Luther King Jr., who became world famous with his speech “I have a dream” and became a symbol of the rights movement civilians in the United States in the 1960s.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Art in Valencia, Venezuela
This painting with the face of George Floyd is in Valencia, Venezuela. The mayor of the city asked an artist to do the work. The microphone reminds that Floyd was known in the world of rap.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
“I can’t breathe” in Berlin
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died after a police officer suffocated him, pressing his knee to his neck, despite several times saying that he could not breathe. This mural, in Berlin, highlights his last words.
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Street art: George Floyd, icon of “Black Lives Matter”
Call to political struggle in Cologne, Germany
This work is found on a street in Cologne. The political struggle is the central theme of this street painting. In many cities in Germany people took to the streets, showing their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
