George Floyd's memorial service took place at North Central University in Minneapolis today. This is one of three services being held this week. Here is the full video if you missed it.
Reverend Al Sharpton, civil rights activist, delivered a powerful eulogy at the service.
In his speech, he says the story of George Floyd "has been the story of Black folks."
“The reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed of being, is you kept your knee on our neck," he said. "We were smarter than the underfunded schools you put us in, but you had your knee on your neck. We could run corporations and not hustling in the street, but you had your knee on our neck. We had creative skills, we could do whatever anybody else could, do but we couldn't get your knee off our neck."
"What happened to Floyd happens everyday in this country in education, in health services, and in every area of American life. "It’s time for us to stand up in George's name sand say get your knee of our necks.”