The May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer set off a movement of student-led protests and calls for change. Nearly three years later, many of the young Minnesotans called to action by Floyd’s killing are still working to shape the state’s future.

Some are high school juniors and seniors while others have moved on to college, but they remain focused on closing the state’s racial, economic and educational rifts.

 
MPR News interviewed scores of students the past three years working to transform their schools and cities in the wake of Floyd’s murder. Here are snapshots of eight students.