and we hope on behalf of pastor pastor wright and copastor mia wright in the fountain of praise church, we hope that the words that have been spoken in the words that have been written will bring you comfort in the days to come and while the world has been shaken and awakened by three words that your dearly beloved george floyd spoke, i leave with you one word, his final word, which is breathe.

and we do hope, on behalf of pastor wright, and co-pastor mia wright and the fountain of praise church, we hope that the words that have been spoken and the words that have been written will bring you comfort in the days to come. and while the world has been shaken and awakened by three words that your dearly beloved george floyd spoke, i leave with you one word, his final word, which was, breathe. and breathe is not passive. no, sir, no, ma'am. breathe is active. breathe is inhale and exhale.

and we do hope on behalf of pastor wright and co-pastor mia wright and the fountain of praise church,ort in the days to come and while the world has been shaken and awakened by three words that your dearly beloved george floyd spoke i leave with you one word, his final word which was breathe. and breathe is not passive. no, sir. no, ma'am. breathe is active. breathe is inhale and exhale. breathe is to be alive and so we stay with this family as you breathe, we breathe with you. god bless you. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ there's a name to call on ♪ when you're lonely and your heart is filled with despair ♪ ♪ remember god cares for you ♪ and when you're in doubt and you can't find your way out ♪ ♪ he will see you through yes he will ♪ ♪ just call on the name of jesus just call his name ♪ ♪ oh i will ♪ precious is his name ♪ well when you're lonely and your heart is filled with despair ♪ ♪ remember god cares for you ♪ and when you're in doubt and you can't find your way out ♪ ♪ can i get one witness he will see you through ♪ ♪ just call on the name of jesus just call on his name ♪ ♪ oh i will god

give a hand to pastor reamus wright and sister mia wright.ne. ben crump has fought and stood for many cases and he has with him a legal team i'm sure that will be acknowledged that are here, brother stewart, we should not take for granted. when black lauers take these cases like crump has, they are targeted by their bar association 69 they're targeted by people that are envious and gel us. -- jealous, we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights, not for civil settlements. and that's why i give him recognition. i must also recognize several families are here that came at great sacrifice but they

give a hand to pastor remus andht and his sister mia -- sister mia wright.ably because we feel like we don't have one. --has it for many cases stood for many cases and he has .ith him a legal team we should not take for granted when black lawyers take these has, they aremp targeted by their bar associations. they are targeted by people who are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers who are therefore civil rights, not for civil settlements. [applause] why iharpton: that is give him recognition. i also recognize several families 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 they have gone through the pain. i think that we should recognize the mother of trayvon martin. will you stand? [applause] -- thearpton: the mother mother of eric garner, will you stand? [applause] rev. sharpton: the sister of jean, will you stand? turner,ly of pamela will you stand? the father of michael brown, ?ill you stand the father of ahmaud arbery, will you stand? [applause] fami

and we hope on behalf of pastor pastor wright and copastor mia wright in the fountain of praise churche and while the world has been shaken and awakened by three words that your dearly beloved george floyd spoke, i leave with you one word, his final word, which is breathe. breathe is not passive. breathe is active. is inhale -- breathe is inhale and exhale is to be alive and so we stay with his family as you breathe with you. god bless you. [applause] ♪ when you are lonely and your ,eart is filled with despair , andhen you are in doubt , andan't find your way out you can't see your way through, ♪ will find you singing] ♪ ♪ how precious is the name of jesus? i tell you, he will hear you every time. how precious is the name of jesus? his name is jesus. ♪ ♪ ♪ jesus, jesus, jesus, there is .omething about that name , to call him master, savior me, it's like the feeling after jesus, jesus, jesus, but all of heaven proclaim, shall fall,ngdoms but there is something about can -- sometimes life , and you find it --d to even breathe [applause] being strong, now i'm barely hanging on, so we've s

give a hand now pastor remus wright and sister mia wright. applause.nt to and i'm going to get into my euology, so we can stay on time, but i must recognise attorney ben crump. i called him black america's attorney general. probably because we don't feel we have one. ben crump has fought and stood for many cases and he has with him a legal team i'm sure that will be acknowledged that we should not take for granted. when black lawyers take these cases like crump has, they're targeted by their bar associations, they're targeted by people that are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights. not for civil settlements. and

this is given on behalf of pastors remus and mia wright.fairest flowers. recently god called the spirit of our dearly beloved brother george home to be with him throughout eternity. whereas we the officers and members of the greater st. matthew baptist church desire to express our love and respect to our departed brother. we make these resolutions, a copy which will be kept in our records. be it also resolved that even as we mourn his departure, we resign to the will of an all-knowing and kind heavenly father. we assure the family of the deceased that they have our lasting heartfelt sympathies. this is on behalf of the greater st. matthew baptist church. reverend ronald booker sr., senior pastor. on behalf of jack yates senior high school, the resolution is for george floyd, class of 1993. whereas we are deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved jack yates lion, george floyd, whom the father has called from labor to reward. whereas george floyd was a member of the legendary jack yates class of 1993, was a respected leader among all lion

councilmember, mila countyna judgea and countless others. , and we hope on behalf of pastor wright and copastor mia right in the fountain of praise church, we hope that the words that have been spoken in the words that have been written will bring you comfort in the days to come and while the world has been shaken and awakened by three words that your dearly beloved george floyd spoke, i leave with you one word, his final words which was breed and breed is not passive. breed is active. accel, is inhale and

mia? >> he is pastor wright and i'm pastor mia. >> okay. all right. now i got it. that is, in the beginning i was like wait a minute i want to make sure they know which pastor wright i am speaking about. so pastor mia, what can you tell us about the plans for the funeral tomorrow, please? >> well, in the tradition of the african-american church, don, we will be hosting a home going celebration for brother floyd. there are a lot of people calling it a funeral and although it was traumatic, his matter of death, and very sad and tragic and very public, we also want to make sure that his transition, his period as we've had his final viewing here on earth and when we close that casket that we celebrate a life. we celebrate a life that had its ups and downs as many lives do but also a life that was connected to god and one that all people around the world have now connected to because of the tragedy and the trauma by which he passed. and so we want to have a home going celebration. we want to remember his name. we want to remember the good times that he celebrated. we wil

in a bit of music that's happening before the start of the service, we have heard from pastor mia kay wrighthat this will be a home-going celebration for george floyd, they want to remember his name, the man that he was. his contributions to the people who will be there long before the rest of the world learned his name but also to hear civil right leaders and his brother saying we will not let this door close. brianna, a portion of what we will hear is a call for a reform of social justice and a call to change policing practices. >> that's right. his death can't be in vain. i think that's what we're hearing so much from those who knew him well. they're suffering a tremendous loss as they have this final good-bye to their friend and brother and son and they want to make sure that the changes that we have seen here in the last couple weeks persist. it is very important for this family and also for all of the families there to support the floyd family, victor. >> indeed it is. while we have this moment, let's check back in with sara sidner. we heard a bit of the mention of the other names, the

pastor mia wright. >> our desire and the family's desire is really to see people come together and to heal our nation. >> reporter: the service open to all, but with coronavirus still a threat, masks and social distancing required. on saturday, a public viewing in north carolina where floyd was born drew thousands. his family's emotions overflowing. >> i'll never hear his voice. i'll never have his hugs. or be able to tell him i love him again. >> reporter: bystanders eager for a glimpse of the casket of the man. his name a rallying cry for justice. >> want to give him a good home going and let him know we will do something about it. >> reporter: with demonstrations stretching into the 13th day in a row from d.c. to new york, denver, and los angeles. even at nascar. >> stand against racism. >> reporter: the protests now mainly peaceful after some early nights of violence. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: also in houston today, former vice president joe biden planning to meet privately with floyd's family to offer his condolences in person. tomorrow's funeral service will be private. a

wright and reverend mia wright, reverend mia for opening the doors of this and putting arms around sabrinaeople would behave. as i spoke with them on the phone and he welcomed his family, i think we are giving them a lot of -- we should not take them for granted. of a lot oferving honor. he is a man and she is a woman of courage. [applause] i am al sharpton. i am going to say what i have to say. pastor, remus our right -- remus wright. and i am going to get into my eulogy so we can stay on time. attorney benize crump. [applause] i call him black-- and call hi's attorney general, probably because we don't feel like we have one. then from has five ends -- ben crump has fought for many cases. grantedd not take for when black lawyers take these arees like crump has, they targeted by their bar associations. they are targeted by people who are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are there for civil rights, not for civil settlements. [applause] and that's why i give him recognition. i must also recognize several families are here that came at great sacrifice, but they wanted ,o

to get that officer decertified so they will not go to another department, you had mentioned to mia wright's -- you had mentioned the officer that killed tamir rice, went to work with another agency. agencies andany community. tulsa, we have seven different agencies, and they each have their own set of policies, so to hold them accountable, for example, to hold them accountable with the tolson county sheriffs's office, they have one set of t policies and theulsa police department has another set of policies. we have asked for all of law enforcement to publish their policies online so that all of the citizens can see that, but the tulsa police department has done it with the sheriff department has not. it has just been a struggle just to go one step. those are the things that we go through daily just to hold them accountable, just to make sure that these officers who create these types of poison within the department. currently, we have an officer who made national headlines by pinning and saying that black people should be shot more and this officer has had a history writing an article that

i want to also say to reverend wright and reverend mia right.s anyway, not knowing what would happen, not knowing how people would behave. as i spoke with him on the phone and he welcomed his family, i think we are giving them a lot of, we should not take them for granted. and i think that they are deserving of a lot of honor. he's a man and she's a woman of courage. we have too many holy punks in the business. [applause] y'all do know that i'm al sharpton. i'm going to say what i've got to say. [laughter] give a hand to our pastor. i also want to and i'm going to get into my eulogy so we can stay on time. but i must recognize -- [applause] i called him black america's attorney general. probably because we don't feel we have one. ben has fought and stood and he has with him a legal team that i'm sure will be acknowledged. we should not take for granted when black lawyers take these cases like crump has, they are targeted by their associations. they are targeted by people who are envious and jealous. we need civil rights lawyers that are therefor