Nearly five years after George Floyd’s death sparked nationwide unrest and unleashed chaos on American cities, one Black business owner is speaking out — and he’s not mincing words.

In a now-viral video posted to X (formerly Twitter) on May 25, 2025, Minneapolis entrepreneur Edwin Reed directly confronted Angela Harrelson, George Floyd’s aunt, accusing the Floyd family and outside activists of profiting off the tragedy while abandoning the very communities they claimed to champion.

“Let me tell you something,” Reed said, voice rising with frustration. “When they gave away the \$50,000 that your family was handing out to the businesses to help them, you know how many people were up there? That wasn’t even from this area… We didn’t get a dime. None of us got a d\*mn dime of that money to help us.”

Reed, whose business was impacted by the 2020 riots, said he personally witnessed out-of-towners swooping in to claim funds meant for local businesses destroyed during the chaos. “I was in the room when they all showed up — all these white folks we’ve never even seen over here — asking for the money that your family was putting down for these businesses. They took that money from us,” he told Harrelson. “We never got a dime.”

His impassioned remarks have ignited a fresh wave of frustration among everyday Americans who watched their neighborhoods burn while media elites, activists, and political operatives painted the destruction as “justice.”

The clip, which has racked up millions of views, was first shared by conservative influencer Dom Lucre, who captioned it:

> “🔥🚨BREAKING: A black business owner snapped on George Floyd’s auntie 5 years after Floyd’s death because he claims that Floyd’s family led to the demise of many Black businesses and how ‘Minneapolis is still burning after his death.’”

The 2020 riots, sparked by Floyd’s death during a police encounter, caused over **\$2 billion** in damages nationwide, left **20 Americans dead**, and torched over **40 federal buildings**. Yet, in many of the hardest-hit communities, like Reed’s, promises of rebuilding have turned out to be little more than public relations stunts.

While Floyd’s family received a staggering **\$27 million** civil settlement from the city of Minneapolis, the small business owners who lost everything were largely left to fend for themselves — or worse, were used as political props before being forgotten.

One X user commented, “Had the people of Minneapolis not destroyed said businesses, they wouldn’t have needed the money. NO money should’ve been given to rebuild anything in the first place. Let the community rot!”

Another local chimed in, “I live a mile from that square, and I’m amazed more business owners haven’t sued the city. It still feels like a war zone.”

Indeed, five years later, parts of Minneapolis remain boarded up and broken, with crime skyrocketing and investment fleeing. Meanwhile, the left continues to push the same narratives that fueled the destruction in the first place — defund the police, elevate criminals as martyrs, and demonize anyone who dares ask questions.

Reed’s confrontation with Harrelson cuts through the media spin and exposes the ugly truth: real people were left behind in the wake of the riots. And now, the communities once used as symbols of “racial justice” are still smoldering, while the elites who exploited them count their checks.

Sometimes, as one X commenter put it bluntly, “Life just isn’t fair. The Floyds became millionaires, and the rest of us were left with ashes.”