Event renames intersection to honor George Floyd

The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice.

Floyd’s brother Terrence was among family members to attend as a commemorative street sign marked 38th Street and Chicago Avenue as “George Perry Floyd Square” on the two-year anniversary of his death.

Terrence Floyd thanked hundreds of people who turned out to honor his brother, singing songs as they marched a blocklong stretch to finish at the intersection.

The renaming was followed by a candlelight vigil at a nearby ceremony.

The intersection quickly became known informally as George Floyd Square soon after his death, with a large sculpture of a clenched fist as the centerpiece of memorials.