Remembering Mr.George Floyd As A Friend, Father, And Victim Of Injustice.
- Rae Louis

- Jun 7, 2020
- 2 min read

After more than a week , Mr. George Floyd ,saying "I can't breathe" after police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck laying face down and handcuff,on the pavement prompted by surveillance video made a world-wide call for supporting protests, and police brutality.
The death of the 46 year old Mr.Floyd on May 25th, in front of a corner market called Cup Foods in Minneapolis,Minnesota has shocked the entire nation, with protesters pouring into the streets of big cities and small towns. As well as , at 9:25 pm Floyd is declared deceased at Hennepin County Medical Center.
In addition, after being a star football and basketball player in high school in Houston,Texas Mr Floyd moved to Minneapolis about five years ago, where he resign with his family and friends. Floyd is said to have had five children who lived in both states.
Derek Chauvin,44, the policeman is charged with second -degree murder, and made his first court appearance in Minneapolis on a Monday , where a judge ordered to raise his bail from $1 million to $1.25 million.
Mr. George Floyd will have a couple of planned memorials , where he is to be remembered in Raeford, N.C. where some of his family lives, another memorial service will be held Monday in Houston, Texas and the last ceremony in Minneapolis where it was open only to the invited guest, friends, and family members.
Some people sat spaced out, while others practiced social distancing from a far.
As the memorials continued, mourners were asked to stand and take a 8 minute and 46 seconds silence pause, which was the amount of time that Mr.George Floyd spend on the ground before his death.
"It is not our differences that divide us, it is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences". -Audre Lorde



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