The funeral service for George Floyd arose in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, with family members and other invited VIPs packed into church, “The Fountain of Praise” to pay their respect. Six days of mourning for George Floyd, whose death inspired a global computation over police brutality and racial injustice.
Guests at the service will include Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Reverend Al Sharpton, Floyd family lawyer Benjamin Crump, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Floyd Mayweather, Congressman Al Green, Bishop James Dixon, and others. Sharpton will deliver the tribute.
In a burial, Floyd, will be laid to rest next to his mother in the Houston suburb of Pearland.
About 6,000 people attended a public memorial on Monday, many of them waiting for hours in the searing Texas heat to pay respects.
