Selma Blair Helps Son Arthur Hold Private Service Honouring George Floyd

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.

As George Floyd protests continue to rage in the US, celebrities are taking a stand to speak up and contribute in their own little way. Selena Gomez is one such star.

A memorial service was conducted in honour of George Floyd on June 4 and the ceremony was attended by several celebrities. The Hollywood A-listers stepped out of their houses to pay their respect to Floyd, the 46-year-old security guard, who died on May 25 after police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck rendering him unable to breathe.

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

Selma Blair, 47, is making sure her son Arthur, 8, is educated from a very young age. The Legally Blonde actress held a personal, backyard memorial for George Floyd, one week after the 46-year-old was killed in Minneapolis. She took to Instagram. She took to Instagram on June 3 to share a photo of an outdoor candle with a heartrending message. “We stood outside for 8 minutes 46 seconds to just think of what George Floyd means for each of us from where we are,” she captioned the post.

Selma Blair took to Instagram to share how she and her son, Arthur, are honoring George Floyd. The 47-year-old actress said they "stood outside for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to just think of what George Floyd means for each of us from where we are." "What he represents also," she added.

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

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

Selma Blair has shared her “grief and concern” following the shocking death of George Floyd.

In memoriam. Selma Blair and her 8-year-old son, Arthur, memorialized George Floyd at home following the Minneapolis resident’s May 25 death.

In dedication to George Floyd, Jay-Z bought newspaper ads in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Philadelphia Inquirer. The full-page ads, which first ran on Tuesday, June 2, will be followed by pages in dozens of more newspapers across the United States on Wednesday, June 3.

On a day when the music industry took a pause to reflect on Black Out Tuesday, Jay-Z and Team Roc took out full-page newspaper ads across the nation honoring George Floyd. The ads featured a quote from Dr.

JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation has taken out full-page ads in newspapers across the United States in the wake of George Floyd‘s death.

JAY-Z's Roc Nation has taken out full-page ads in newspapers across the United States in the wake of George Floyd's death. 

Actor Jamie Foxx lent his voice to a rally at San Francisco’s city hall on June 1, singing with his fellow protestors during the ‘kneel-in’ demonstration. The Ray Oscar-winner, 52, took to the podium during the protest and sang the verse from Isaiah 54:17. “No weapons formed against me, shall prosper, it won’t work. No weapons formed against me shall prosper.”

Jamie Foxx is encouraging others to take action and demand justice in order to enact real change. Following the fatal arrest of George Floyd, which has sparked outrage and protests across the nation, the 52-year-old actor joined thousands of peaceful protestors outside San Francisco's City Hall on Monday to honor the Minneapolis man, and countless other black lives that have been lost due to police brutality.