The Minneapolis City Council announced on Friday that a new forgivable loan program has been approved for businesses at George Floyd Square, located at the intersection of 38th St. and Chicago Ave. in South Minneapolis.
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Black businesses in George Floyd Square ask City of Minneapolis for help
The 38th Street Black Business Collective held a press conference on April 1 to advocate for themselves and call on the City of Minneapolis to offer financial assistance.
George Floyd Square to reopen after March trial
After much consternation and debate, City of Minneapolis leadership announced last week that it will retake the South Minneapolis intersection of 38th Street and Chicago.
From George Floyd Square emerged a radical community
Like King in the example of the Poor People’s Campaign, the radical community that makes the George Floyd Square came up with 24 demands to provide concrete, actionable initiatives in the wake of the George Floyd’s murder.
Fighting racism with solidarity from the George Floyd Square
Every Tuesday evening, the George Floyd Square peoples’ autonomous zone community organizes political education.
Rally calls for release of Myon Burrell
On Sunday, October 25 a few hundred people gathered at the George Floyd Square on one of the coldest October days in Twin Cities history to demand the release of Myon Burrell.
