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What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided

The intersection where a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd has an uncertain future. The memorial site has become a meeting place for activists, but some businesses say the corner is trapped in time.

Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street. But some want to move on. How does a community reckon with its past and confront its future?

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