George Floyd’s body arrives at a Houston church for his funeral, to be followed by burial, capping six days of mourning for the black man whose death inspired a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice.
Dozens of Floyd’s family members, most dressed in white, were led into the sanctuary by the Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist. They were joined by rapper Trae tha Truth, who helped organize a march last week in Houston attended by 60,000 people.a public memorial, also in Houston, waiting for hours under baking sun to pay their respects to Floyd, whose body lay in an open gold-colored casket.
Floyd’s death drew new attention to the treatment of African Americans in the U.S. by police and the criminal justice system.In the past two weeks, sweeping and previously unthinkable things have taken place: Confederate statues have been toppled, and many cities are debating overhauling, dismantling or cutting funding for police departments. Authorities in some places have barred police from using chokeholds or are otherwise rethinking policies on the use of force.
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