There's a unique event taking place inside the Target Store on East Lake Street. It's called "I built this" and it involves young people of color learning about the construction industry.
"We are here of course on the heels of the George Floyd murder to help with restoration and reconciliation," said Ebony Robinson, one of the organizers of the event. "So what is happening is we are working with Target, and Nor Construction as well as other community groups on this build to heal event."
On Monday, she said several members of different construction trades attended a gathering to find out what they can do to hire more underrepresented minorities and examine their workforce right now.
"Am I diverse, am I inclusive? And if I'm not, what are ways to do that."
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She works with Construct Reach which is a consulting firm working to facilitate this effort and putting on the event.
As part of the event, young people will be working inside the Target Store, which is being renovated after being damaged in the unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd.
Inside the store, participants are exposed to a number of different trades, and technology in the construction industry.
"We have trades like electrical, framing, flooring and also have a robot that Target uses for sanitation."
The industry workforce is shrinking.
"Right now the average age and race of a construction worker is a white 45-year-old man. We need to do something right now to make sure the labor pool is deep and diverse. If we don't have workers, we can't build." She said.
One of the participants is Tianna McKinney. The 24-year-old admitted she never really thought she'd be interested in construction," My closest experience is putting up a tack to hang a picture frame," Tianna said.
She had a lot of fun taking part in the event and said she never expected to find herself interested in the electrical trade.
"We were actually snipping the wires, and connecting them to outlets, and screwing them back in."
She says she's feeling empowered as well, after thinking that the construction industry is primarily for men.
In the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, she said she feels grateful to have had a hand in the rebuilding of the community and bringing some hope for a better future.