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Scenes from George Floyd’s 48th Birthday Celebration at George Floyd Square

Thursday would have been his birthday.

Pillar of Truth Deliverance Temple drum drillteam

|Bryan Frank

Hundreds gathered at 38th and Chicago in south Minneapolis Thursday night for a celebration of what would have been George Floyd's 48th birthday.

All photos by Bryan Frank.

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