As I reflect on the George Floyd incident, what has surprised me most is the global impact this incident has had. People who travel have come saying things like: “When I tell anyone that I am from Minnesota, they respond: ‘Oh, that is where George Floyd was killed.’ ”

This global awareness is magnified when you realize that people from all over the world are coming to visit George Floyd Square.

The fact that Minneapolis seems unaware of the importance of this site is the most surprising thing of all.

Larry Walker, White Bear Lake

While there is much I can say in response to your question, I will try to answer concisely; I have the vantage point of being the husband of Angela Harrelson, who is Floyd’s aunt. I have witnessed not only the family’s reaction to his murder on May 25, 2020, but also the world’s outpouring of compassion, empathy and anger. Five years after the broadcast of Floyd’s murder first aired, people still come from all over the world to the intersection of 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis. They come to express empathy, offer encouragement, share love, along with showing by their presence that the community is not alone. What happened here is happening anywhere people are oppressed, or ostracized as “the Other” because of their race, or their faith, or their status. I am amazed that the response continues just as intently now as in 2020.