We finally felt like the memorial site would be quiet enough this week to take Ezra. This kid has been to protests and such before, but not during a pandemic. We wanted to talk to him more about what happened to George Floyd and how the community was reacting to it.

Early this morning, there were maybe 30 people there, and everyone was in a mask, which felt safe for us. Again, we are more cautious than most due to our exposure with our nanny family and my exposure to newborn clients, but I was so glad we made it there. It was silent. It was powerful.

I didn’t want to bring my big camera to the site, as I felt that would be disrespectful, so I snapped a few of these images discreetly with my phone instead.

If you haven’t read this weekend’s article explaining the 3rd precinct in Minneapolis and why it was the target of the riots, this lays it out pretty clearly.