Mourners gather in Minneapolis to remember George Floyd

Record ID: 1555645

  • Title: Mourners gather in Minneapolis to remember George Floyd
  • Date: 4th June 2020
  • Summary: SCOTT HAGAN, PRESIDENT OF NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, ANNOUNCING GEORGE FLOYD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND PEOPLE APPLAUDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP (SOUNDBITE) (English) SCOTT HAGAN, PRESIDENT OF NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, GIVING OPENING PRAYER, SAYING: "Lord, we are asking today for you to take this table of healing here in Minneapolis today and multiply this healing
  • Embargoed: 18th June 2020 20:37
  • Keywords: George Floyd Minneapolis coffin memorial police protests
  • Location: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES
  • City: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Race Relations / Ethnic Issues,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA003CGYHWEF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS NOTE: PART VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING
    Mourners gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday (June 4) for a service to remember George Floyd, the black man whose death in police custody set off a wave of protests that have roiled America in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a divisive presidential election campaign.
    The Reverend Al Sharpton, a television political commentator and civil rights activist will give a eulogy at the service.
    Scott Hagan, the president of North Central University, announced the establishment of a George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund at the school
    "Lord, we are asking today for you to take this table of healing here in Minneapolis today and multiply this healing all over this nation, as part of that now never fading voice crying out on behalf of those who have been and are now being crushed in body and spirit," Hagan said as part of an opening prayer.
    Services for Floyd, 46, will stretch across six days and three states, the attorney for Floyd's family told media. His killing has propelled the issue of race to the top of the political agenda five months before a Nov. 3 presidential election.
    Memorials will also be held on Saturday in Hoke County, North Carolina, where Floyd's sister lives, and in Houston on Monday, near where Floyd lived, media said. A funeral is planned for Tuesday with private services at an undisclosed location.
    (Production: Jane Ross)
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