George Floyd Funeral Services to Take Place Across 3 Different States

J. Cole is to release a 2014 track he penned about racial injustice on streaming services following the huge protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.The musician showed up to stand alongside protesters in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina earlier this month (June 2020), as they took to the street in one of many demonstrations demanding an end to police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S.

Almost two weeks after his death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, George Floyd was laid to rest in hometown Houston, Texas. A sea of mourners gathered on the streets to pay their last respects, many others stood in long queues during Floyd's public memorial.

Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx joined George Floyd’s loved ones in Houston on Tuesday, June 9, to pay tribute to the man whose death in police custody sparked protests across the U.S. and around the world.The 46-year-old man died on May 25 after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.

anti-racism protests- during his funeral today. Hundreds wearing protective masks packed the church in Houston just over two weeks after his death at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis who put his knee on his neck as he lay on the pavement for nearly nine minutes.

Klaritza Rico In an emotional video message played at George Floyd’s funeral in Houston on Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden offered his condolences to Floyd’s family, including Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter Gianna, and addressed the racial injustices that are happening in America.While speaking to Gianna in the pre-recorded message, Biden pointed out the young girl’s bravery and asked the public to question why so many Black Americans have lost their lives across the

UPDATE (6/9/20 @ 3:15PM ET): Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum were among thousands of mourners who attended George Floyd’s funeral service on June 9, in George’s hometown of Houston, TX. The actors stood with the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Eric Garner and wore white to the somber event. In practicing safety precautions during the COVID-19 outbreak, they also wore face masks.

Ted Johnson Family and friends mourned George Floyd in song, memories and prayer, while political figures including Joe Biden, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Rep.

Dan Mathews, a vice president at PETA, left, and his husband, Jack Ryan, right, and an unidentified friend attend George Floyd’s funeral in Raeford, North Carolina, on Sunday.

George Floyd continue this week, following a ceremony that was held at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis last Thursday.On Monday, a six-hour public viewing was held for Floyd at The Fountain of Praise in Houston, Texas, the city he grew up in after moving there from North Carolina with his family. Floyd briefly left Houston for a few years to play basketball at South Florida State College, and then moved to Minneapolis several years ago in search of a better

Memorial services for George Floyd continue this week, following a ceremony that was held at North Central University’s Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary in Minneapolis last Thursday.

Large crowds of mourners came out today to pay respect to George Floyd, who lost his life at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, sparking nationwide protest. A two-hour public viewing was held in Raeford, about 25 miles outside of Fayetteville — where the 46-year-old man was born.

George Floyd during a public viewing at Cape Fear Conference B Church in Raeford, North Carolina, where he was born, on Saturday.The public viewing was held from 11 a.m. ET to 1 p.m.

George Floyd will never be forgotten. The 46-year-old was remembered at an emotional memorial service held in Raeford, North Carolina — his birthplace — on Saturday, June 6.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorUPDATED, 9 AM: YouTube has moved the date of its global virtual commencement ceremony Dear Class of 2020 to June 7 from its previous date of June 6 in honor of George Floyd’s memorial service, which will be held Saturday in Raeford, NC.

A number of celebrities attended George Floyd's memorial service in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday, the first in a series of memorial services honoring his life.

A number of celebrities attended George Floyd's memorial service in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday, the first in a series of memorial services honoring his life.

Following days of nationwide protests, George Floyd's family and friends will now get to celebrate his life.