George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, built around the site where Floyd was killed by police, remains a site for remembrance and activism as residents approach an election focused on policing.
Photographer: Tim Evans/BloombergIn Minneapolis Election, the Future of Policing Is at Stake
More than a year after George Floyd was killed, voters in the city are about to decide on a mayor, every member of the city council — and a measure to overhaul the police department.
Of the many doors Sheila Nezhad has knocked on during her campaign to be the new mayor of Minneapolis, about half of them open to people who don’t know there’s an election going on next month.
“People are really burnt out in Minneapolis. We're tired. We're traumatized,” said Nezhad, a local community organizer. Still, she thinks the majority of the more than 30,000 people her campaign aims to visit will turn out on Nov. 2. She’s reminded them that, however they vote, the stakes are high.