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Ben Hovland was a multimedia producer for Sahan Journal.

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George Floyd was honored Wednesday–the second anniversary of his murder–with prayer, a water ritual, and a street sign commemorating his memory. Hundreds gathered for the somber memorial.

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George Floyd’s family members, friends, and community members gathered at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue Wednesday to remember Floyd on the second-anniversary of his murder. A new street sign was unveiled naming the intersection, where Minneapolis police killed Floyd, as “George Perry Floyd Square.”