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What Next | George Floyd Square, Five Years Later

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Five years after George Floyd’s murder sparked nationwide protests, the legacy of that movement is still being written in Minneapolis and America writ large—even as some attempt to erase it. Guest:   Marcia Howard, president of the teacher chapter of Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Brandt Williams, senior editor covering race, class and communities for MPR News.   Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There's a kind of endurance test happening at the corner of 38th in Chicago in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

0:17.5

You know this intersection, even if you don't know this intersection.

0:22.0

It's where George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer back in 2020.

0:28.2

In the years since, it's become a site of protest, an ad hoc memorial.

0:34.2

There's still a giant statue of a raised fist, planted right there in the middle of the

0:39.2

four-way intersection where Floyd was killed. It's transformed into a roundabout now,

0:44.8

with cars swerving around the art. Something else is planted in this intersection, too, though,

0:53.1

or more accurately, some one.

0:56.2

Marcia Howard.

0:57.8

She's a teacher, known for her TikTok presence.

1:01.9

She used to spend most of her time online posting about recipes and fashion

1:05.8

until one of her former students recorded that video of George Floyd dying a few steps from her door.

1:15.0

Then, most of Marsh's videos acquired a new tagline.

1:20.1

We said no justice, no streets, and we meant that.

1:23.7

As in, we will not move until certain demands are met.

1:27.0

Precisely that. It's 24 demands.

1:30.6

Those 24 demands are part of Justice Resolution 101.

1:35.8

A document with conditions that activists like Marcia want the city of Minneapolis to meet

1:41.3

before fully opening George Floyd Square.

1:48.4

I first spoke to Marcia about her demands a few years back.

1:54.3

I wanted to check in with her now because it is the five-year anniversary of the uprising George Floyd inspired.

1:56.2

It just felt like time.

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