A memorial service for George Floyd was held in Minneapolis on Thursday (June 4). Floyd’s family and friends, community leaders and activists all gathered at North Central University in Minneapolis while people around the world watched from their homes.
Martin Luther King III, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton and Sen. Amy Klobuchar sat alongside T.I. and his wife Tiny, Ludacris, Master P, Kevin Hart, Tyrese, Tiffany Haddish, Will Packer and black-ish actress Marsai Martin and paid their respects.
Sharpton, who was in charge of the eulogy, passionately addressed the crowd and made it clear this was not just another service.
“I want us to not sit here and act like we had a funeral on the schedule,” he said. “George Floyd should not be among the deceased. He did not die of common health conditions. He died of a common American criminal justice malfunction.
“He died because of there has not been the corrective behavior that has taught this country that if you commit a crime, it doesn’t matter if you’re wearing blue jeans or a blue uniform, you must pay for the crime you commit.”
Floyd was killed on May 25 after ex-Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes, ultimately causing his death. A second, independent autopsy commissioned by the Floyd family ruled his death a homicide by asphyxia.
While Chauvin and the other three officers involved were immediately fired, Chauvin was the only one initially arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. That changed on Wednesday (June 3) when Chauvin’s charge was upgraded to second-degree murder and the remaining officers were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
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In the wake of Floyd’s death, riots and protests have erupted not only across the United States but also the entire world as the cries for racial equality grow exponentially louder.
Stream Floyd’s memorial below.
Hip Hop has not been silent during this crucial time in history. JAY-Z called MN Governor Walz to help get George Floyd’s case into the hands of Attorney General Keith Ellison, Russ raised over $150k for Black Lives Matter, The Weeknd donated $500k to various BLM causes, Drake donated $100k to a bail relief fund, and Killer Mike provided a powerful speech addressing Atlanta amid city wide protests. These efforts are only a few highlights among the many people who are doing what they can to help spread messaging and advance the Black Lives Matter movement.
Big Floyd the landlord and the guy in the video who had his knee on him are probably off somewhere in Israel right now, enjoying a drink while watching all the news coverage of this shit and laughing about it.
Deflection like this lets us know you’re not ready to face the real issues. You need and the person who liked this need to growup.
Real issues like BLM is a hate group or they’re just massively stupid enough to get mixed with ANTIFA white suburban kids who deface black beige and rob the store owners. You all are some dumb MFers and only protect thugs. What about all the elders you hurt? A 77 old man gunned down in St.Louis, where the F is T.I.? Ludacris, you care about the victims of this riot? Only Black Thugs Matter. We will take that group serous when they kick out the terrorists and start talking about black on black killings.
*deface black neighborhoods
Nice to see another free thinker.
Empty ass casket. That dude in the video doesn’t look like the same guy in the picture unless he was super crackhead mode by the time he was killed. Plus dude in the video was dark as F. Sounds like some bs.
I went to the protests. I was there nigga. I didn’t loot, and I didn’t riot. I just wanted to say that to all you bitchass apathetic indifferent niggas out there. Peace.
You sound like indoctrinated gangbanger who will eventually imbrace the LGBTQ COMMUNITY
Any Klobuchar has her nerve for being there. She declined to prosecute the cop, Chauvin, on other charges throughout the years and let him slide. Dem states are big on unions and take that union $$& to look the other way and let them run around like a mob. Again, the B has her nerve.
How come there are more white suburban kids in BLM than blackkk folks!! Lol this soon will Pass and No one will care!
Wake up u sheep!!
Al “CIA Agent” Sharpton is talking about empty words? Jesus … if that isn’t ironic I don’t know what is
So let me get this straight. No one can attend funerals for the past 3 months due to that bullshit corona virus.. but because this is the new thing the left put the country on, every fucking celebrity is allowed to attend? And I’m sure questioning this shit means I don’t care about racial injustice, let me just tell you to shut the fuck up now. 2020 has been controlled by the left, racial injustice is needed but it’s clear that’s not what this is actually about. We’ve been isolated from friends and family, can’t watch sports, go to the movies, can’t even go out to eat. The minute things start opening up again and people stop giving a shit about corona, now we start a race war with curfews and allowed rioting and looting!? Shout out to everyone peacefully protesting- but we can’t just follow what the News is telling us, Corona is real but not that fucking serious, racism 100% exists- but we’re not as divided as they’re making it out to be. Just pray and protect your families, strange fucking times.
Exactly!!! this whole damn year so far and all this crazy shit thats happening is a giant mindfuck and the work of the left who will do anything they can to try to get rid of Trump!!!