Portrait of Maxine Bedat for Fast Company.

Lou and Sarah Bellamy pose for a portrait together backstage in their theater, Penumbra Theatre, in St. Paul, MN.

Portrait of Maxine Bedat for Fast Company.

The community gathers to celebrate Juneteenth at the Juneteenth Cookout at Phelps Field Park in South Minneapolis, MN. NYTJUNETEENTH

KG, grandfather of Aniya Allen who was killed on the Northside of Minneapolis at the age of 6, poses for a portrait at his security job in St. Paul, MN.

Marnette Gordon (age 61), mother of Telly Blair (36) who lost his life to gun violence in North Minneapolis, photographed in her home.

Minneapolis City Councilwoman, Andrea Jenkins photographed at City Hall in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

Reportage at AfroPunk Minneapolis.

Kelly Jackson, PTA president, and her daughter, Ramiyah, 16, hand out Gatorade to the football team during their bout with Washburn High School at North High School field in North Minneapolis, MN.

Reportage at AfroPunk Minneapolis.

Pao Her photographed in front of her work in Hmongtown in St. Paul, MN.

Kamoni Miller 22 of Daytona Beach, FA outside of City Hall. “I am overwhelmed and very happy. and I just love the energy out here. Everyone's excited. Nobody's angry, we’re all happy. But we know this fight is over and there's more we got to do. It’s just good to have this good feeling for now because it's been a whole year of constant hurt and pain.”

Don Samuels, the moderate Democrat who nearly unseated Ilhan Omar on Aug. 9, photographed in his home in North Minneapolis.

Officer Rich Walker Sr. poses for a portrait in the parking lot of the Minneapolis Police and Fire Union Offices in North East Minneapolis.

Heather Wulfsberg, and her daughter, Isabella Wulfsberg, 14, pose for a portrait outside of Minnetonka Highschool in Minnetonka, MN just as school lets out for the day.

Leesa Kelly, founder of Memorialize the Movement, leads of a team of volunteer organizers to sort through boards at the movements warehouse in North Minneapolis. She is curating the art for an upcoming exhibition.

Shedene Plumber from Jamaica lives in Minneapolis. At George Floyd Square. “I think it was fair justice because the evidence was there.”

Paige Bueckers poses for a portrait in her school gym during her Senior year at Hopkins High School, hours before a game.

Pastor Lee Hans is Senior Pastor of Calvary Luthern Church that is just one block away from where George Floyd was murdered a year earlier.

Rayveen Koha-Jallah (20) Minneapolis, MN at George Floyd Square. “I was very excited because this is the victory that we needed and I think this is going to set a precedent for all future trials. Since last week, we literally just saw another police killing in Minneapolis or Brooklyn Center.”

Minneapolis City Councilwoman, Andrea Jenkins photographed at City Hall in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

Former police inspector, now North Highschool girl's basketball coach, Michael Friestleben, in North Minneapolis.

Kirsten Delegard, co-director and co-founder of the Mapping Prejudice Project, in front of her grandparents former home in Nokomis in South Minneapolis, MN. This home in which she had many fond childhood memories, was a home that had a racial covenant attached.

Fabian Griggs (30) Minneapolis, MN at George Floyd Square. “I feel like our voices are actually being heard now. We got justice and now he can actually rest in peace. It is just a good day for us today. [With] everything we have been through. At least we've taken a step forward. Progression and not perfection. If we can keep moving forward and actually have people realize that we are regular humans, just like everybody else, you know, we shouldn't have to worry about our kids coming home safe every day.”

Ornella Dugan, flight attendent from Florida, on a layover. She could not leave Minneapolis without bearing witness at the George Floyd Memorial at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis. She is here celebrating Juneteenth because this although we are celebrating the end of slavery we still don't have human rights and this has to end! NYTJUNETEENTH

The community gathers to celebrate Juneteenth at the Juneteenth Cookout at Phelps Field Park in South Minneapolis, MN. NYTJUNETEENTH

Gabriella Dunn of Woodbury, MN at George Floyd Square. I feel like this is a really big step in the right direction… This is a moment of history for especially people of color and America, but this is accountability and it is justice...And I think that now that we got this out of the way, there's still a lot more work to do. But this was a good flippin’ start, it really was a good start.

The community gathers to celebrate Juneteenth at the Juneteenth Cookout at Phelps Field Park in South Minneapolis, MN. NYTJUNETEENTH

Mateo Mackbee and Erin Lucas pose together on their farm just outside of Paynesville, MN.

Ramona (Mona) Janochoski (60), recently retired Lab Manager for 3M, standing by the pond outside her home in Lake Elmo, MN.

Ramona (Mona) Janochoski (60), recent retiree, with her husband of 37 years, Tom Janochoski (66), retired 4 years ago from Great Northern Iron Ore Properties, sitting on a bench outside their home in Lake Elmo, MN.

Lou Bellamy poses for a portrait backstage at Penumbra Theatre, in St. Paul, MN.

Reportage at AfroPunk Minneapolis.

Portraits/stills from hree day shoot for airport ad.