{"id":836,"date":"2020-06-10T07:14:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T07:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=173809"},"modified":"2021-06-26T02:07:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T02:07:28","slug":"george-floyd-funeral","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/george-floyd-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"A Funeral For George Floyd Is Underway In Houston, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pallbearers carry the casket following the funeral of George Floyd June 9, 2020, at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston. – George Floyd will be laid to rest Tuesday in his Houston hometown, the culmination of a long farewell to the 46-year-old African American whose death in custody ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. Thousands of well-wishers filed past Floyd’s coffin in a public viewing a day earlier, as a court set bail at $1 million for the white officer charged with his murder last month in Minneapolis. (Photo by Godofredo A. VASQUEZ \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by GODOFREDO A. VASQUEZ\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s been two weeks of anguished and angry calls for racial justice. Today, George Floyd<\/a> \u2013 the 46-year-old black man who lost his life on May 25 under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis \u2013 will be laid to rest next to his mother.<\/p>\n

Following days of memorials in Minneapolis (where Floyd was murdered), North Carolina (where Floyd was born) and Houston (where Floyd will be buried in a private ceremony), hundreds of mourners \u2013 including actor Jamie Foxx \u2013 filled the demure little Fountain Of Praise Church on Hillcroft Ave.<\/p>\n

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Actors Channing Tatum (L) and Jamie Foxx (R) take part in the funeral of George Floyd on June 9, 2020, at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas. (Photo by David J. Phillip \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by DAVID J. PHILLIP\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pallbearers dressed in black suits, white gloves and COVID-19 face masks wheeled in Floyd\u2019s golden casket. R&B artist Ne-Yo performed a rendition of \u201cIt\u2019s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday\u201d by Boys II Men before speaking to the Floyd family directly who were all dressed in white.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis man changed the world, he changed the world for the better,” Ne-Yo said. “I just want to personally thank George Floyd for his sacrifice so that my kids could be alright later on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Singer Ne-Yo performs at the funeral service for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise Church on June 9, 2020, in Houston. (Photo by Godofredo A. VASQUEZ \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by GODOFREDO A. VASQUEZ\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Singer Ne-Yo (R) pays respects to the Floyd family at the funeral service for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise Church on June 9, 2020, in Houston. (Photo by David J. Phillip \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by DAVID J. PHILLIP\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Expected Democratic nominee for President Joe Biden appeared via video link and addressed Floyd\u2019s six-year-old daughter Gianna before calling on Americans to use this moment to power the eradication of racial injustice.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking through your eyes, we should also be asking ourselves why the answer is so often too cruel and painful,\u201d Biden said. “Why, in this nation, do too many black Americans wake up knowing that they could lose their life in the course of just living their life? Why does justice not roll like a river or righteousness like a mighty stream? Why?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLadies and gentlemen, we can’t turn away. We must not turn away. We cannot leave this moment thinking, we can once again turn away from racism,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

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Joe Biden delivers video remarks at George Floyd's memorial: "When there is justice for George Floyd, we will truly be on our way to racial justice in America. And then\u2014as you said, Gianna\u2014your daddy will have changed the world." abcn.ws\/2UotwlV #joebiden #goergefloyd #georgefloydmemorial<\/a><\/p>\n

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