Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, Ne-Yo, and more stars paid their respects at George Floyd's funeral in Houston.
delivered an emotional take on Boyz II Men's "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" during the memorial.Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died May 25 in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes in an encounter caught on video. The officer has been charged with murder and manslaughter.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who met with Floyd's family Monday, was unable to attend but recorded a video message for the service. Also present was the family of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed black man who was fatally shot while jogging in Georgia earlier this year.GODOFREDO A.
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