We are learning how George Floyd’s family and community will officially mark his death. ABC News reports:
The first memorial service will be on June 4 in Minneapolis at North Central University’s Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary, where Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver a “national eulogy” and one of the Floyd family attorneys, Ben Crump, will give a “national criminal justice address.” The service will begin at 1 p.m. local time.
There will reportedly be another memorial service on June 6 in Raeford, North Carolina, not far from where Floyd was born.
The Houston Chronicle reports that there will be “a memorial service and celebration of life honoring George Floyd” on Monday and a private service in Houston, the following day. Joe Biden is among the guests attending that service in the town where Floyd spent most of his life.
ESPN is also reporting that boxer Floyd Mayweather is paying for Floyd’s funeral.
“He’ll probably get mad at me for saying that, but yes, [Mayweather] is definitely paying for the funeral,” Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, told ESPN on Monday.
Ellerbe added that the former five-division world champion has been in touch with the family of Floyd, and the family has accepted the offer.
