Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota's Twin Cities — Minneapolis and St. Paul — were damaged or looted during protests over the death of George Floyd. Yet some of those business owners are still voicing their support for protesters.
In Minneapolis, where former police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged in Floyd's death, demonstrators have voiced their anger in chants and on placards. But the protests have also led to outbreaks of violence.Hundreds of businesses in the state's Twin Cities -- Minneapolis and St. Paul -- were damaged or looted during four days of unrest. Yet some of those business owners are still voicing their support for protesters.
But instead of turning people away, owner Jamie Schwesnedl and his wife, Angela, decided to transform their business into a safe space.Schwesnedl hung an"Abolish the Police" sign in a window and refused to allow officers to use their parking lot and outdoor space as a staging ground."We were not going to allow them to prepare or do something like that on our property," Schwesnedl told CNN. Moon Palace Books before it was vandalized and boarded up.
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