Died in Police Custody his death galvanized protesters across 50 us states and around the world calling for an end to racism and Police Brutality for 8 minutes and 46 seconds a white Police Officer kept his knee pinned on the neck of mr floyd he was already handcuffed and under arrest today weve been hearing from family members politicians pastors civil rights leaders theyre all at his funeral calling for justice and also making a pledge to keep the moving the movement going more lets now speak to john hendren hes joins us now from outside the fountain appraise church in houston john talk us through the mood that you are feeling that i mean there have been so many emotional speeches given by family and friends but there is also a palpable sense of anger. Thats right people that we do out here people who knew george floyd people who didnt know him or are angry at the seeming senselessness of his death but theres also a sense of purpose to that anger were hearing from the politicians ins
Sunday the Early Service and i started reading this novel and about 8 00 that night and i got so into it that i couldnt put the novel down. I looked at the clock and it was 10 00. I wanted to go to bed but i couldnt put the novel down it was so intriguing and i kept reading and i looked again and it was 11 30 nights and lord, got to get some rest. Ive got to get up too early but i couldnt put it down. He set i kept reading and finally it was after midnight and he said al, got to tell the truth. I decided then i would cheat and i turn to the end of the book to find out how this story was going to end. I want you to know on 9 11, 2001, i want of the family, like i told Michael Browns family, that afternoon i cheated. I sat in my office i took my bible out and i turned to the end of the book, and i know how the story is going to end. The first will be last. The last will be first. The lion and the lamb is going to lay down together and god will take care of his children. Weve got some dif
Here. That came at great sacrifice, but they wanted to be here. To be part of this because they understand the pain better than anyone, because theyve gone through the pain. And i think that we should recognize the mother of trayvon martin, will you stand . The mother of eric garner, will you stand . The sister of bompa john, will you stand . The father of Michael Brown from ferguson, missouri, will you stand . The father of ahmaud arbery, will you stand . All of these families came to stand with this family. Because they know better than anyone else, the pain theyll suffer. From the loss that they have gone through. I also want to thank all of those that helped to make this as easy as they could for the family, certainly we thank, again, our those in the financial and entertainment world, that immediately jumped up and said to the family that they wanted to help. And make sure that they didnt have to worry about expense, tyler perry. And robert smith and champion floyd mayweather. And
A Fort Wayne protester who was arrested this week is one of two suspects with unresolved cases related to alleged crimes during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations four years ago.
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