African Americans Call for Racial Justice in George Floyd's Funeral (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The African Americans who took part in the funeral of George Floyd, the black man whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, pleaded impassionedly for racial justice.
George Floyd was buried in Houston, where he was born, two weeks after his death in Minneapolis police custody sparked worldwide protests.
Floyd's death, after an officer who has now been charged with second-degree murder knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, has triggered a US-wide debate on the future of law enforcement.
Speakers in the church in Houston, Texas, lined up to remember a man whose "crime was that he was born black".
There was also a major call for racial justice for African Americans during the ceremony.
His coffin was taken from the church driven in a motorcade to the Houston Memorial Gardens where he was to be buried beside his mother, whom he called upon the time of death.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, addressed the service in a video message, saying: "When there is justice for George Floyd, we will truly be on our way to racial justice in America."
The service was held at the Fountain of Praise church, attended by some 500 guests including politicians and celebrities.
Memorial services were also held in Minneapolis and North Carolina, where Mr Floyd was born.
