A number of celebrities attended George Floyd's memorial service in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday, the first in a series of memorial services honoring his life.Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man, died on Memorial Day after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over eight minutes when he was arrested for suspicion of forgery outside a deli.
Following his tragic death, protests have been happening nationwide as well as in numerous countries around the world to stop police brutality and systemic racism.Chauvin has since been charged with second-degree murder.
In addition, the three other Minneapolis police officers — Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao — who were also fired for their involvement in Floyd's
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