Hundreds of people, including prominent celebrities and politicians, gathered Thursday in Minneapolis to honor George Floyd, the man whose death sparked nationwide protests against police brutality…
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“The reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed of being is you kept your knee on our neck,” Sharpton said. “We don’t want no favors. Just get up off of us and we can be and do whatever we can be.” “What we are doing is helping America be America for all Americans,” he said. “George Floyd is the moment that gives us the best opportunity that I have seen in a long time of reaching that high ideal that this country was founded upon.”Kanye West Launches College Fund for George Floyd's Daughter, Reveals $2 Million in Additional Donations
Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, T.I., Tyrese Gibson, and Ludacris were among the Black artists and entertainers in the audience. Many Minnesota leaders were also on hand, including Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, as was Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King III.
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