HOUSTON, United States — Houston said farewell to George Floyd in a rousing hometown funeral Tuesday, with poignant tributes and calls for justice for the 46-year-old African American whose death "touched the world" and ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. "Even in a pandemic, people are walking out in the streets not even following social distancing because you've touched the world," Sharpton said. "And as we lay you to rest today, the movement won't rest until we get justice." "Now is time for racial justice... Because when there's justice for George Floyd we will truly be on our way to racial justice in America." Demonstrators have taken to the streets for two weeks of the most sweeping US protests for racial justice since the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Source: Philippine Star June 09, 2020 23:37 UTC