3 Black Twin Cities authors reflect on love, history, hope after George Floyd’s killing

In the wake of George Floyd's killing, three Black Twin Cities authors look to the past, to their families and to the community as they make a plea for change.

June 8, 2020 at 3:06PM
A memorial at E. 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis.
A memorial at E. 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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