The recently-unveiled sculpture of George Floyd in Manhattan's Union Square has been vandalized with paint for the second time.
The statue of Floyd had been on display in Brooklyn, where it was also defaced. The piece was unveiled there on Juneteenth. Five days later, on June 24,A sculpture of George Floyd was vandalized over the weekend after its unveiling."I heard the news about the vandalism. I was so proud that I got word that Flatbush held it down. They really supported us, looked out for the statue, looked out for the spirit of my brother," Floyd's brother Terrence said at time.
Confront Art, the group behind the statue, said people spent hours cleaning the paint off by hand and with toothbrushes.
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