Childhood friends of George Floyd pay final respects to the Houston native at Fountain of Praise church, where mourners braved 90-degree-plus heat to wait outside before coming in for their personal tributes.
More than 200 people lined up before the doors opened, as Red Cross volunteers outside distributed water on one of Houston's hottest days of 2020.
Some carried signs depicting Floyd’s face or wore T-shirts with his final words written on them: “I can’t breathe.”“las vidas negras importan”“I feel like, as a Latino, I have to be here,” Lucio Sanjavier said, while waiting in line to view Floyd’s golden casket. “If we’re not here to support our black community, how are we going to stand up for our own rights?”
Joey Lucio Sanjavier, a 26-year-old son of Mexican immigrants, had taken a black marker and written "las vidas negras importan" across the front of his face mask - black lives matter. "I feel like, as a Latino, I have to be here," Lucio Sanjavier said, while waiting in line to view Floyd's golden casket. "If we're not here to support our black community, how are we going to stand up for our own rights?"“Mr.
The viewing Monday precedes a final memorial service on Tuesday at the same church that's being limited to 500 people, also a result of the pandemic.
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