George Floyd Funeral, Biden speaks, Sharpton Eulogy
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We ran the numbers: There are 2197 news articles covering this topic. 41% (895) are left leaning, 44% (970) center, 15% (332) right leaning.
On Tuesday, George Floyd was memorialized at his funeral during a four-hour service broadcast. While left-leaning articles highlight that civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy, right-leaning articles highlight that former Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the funeral.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy, admonishing the country’s political and business leaders for belatedly saying they are sorry for the mistreatment of African-Americans. George Floyd was referred to as “Superman” by his relatives, and as the funeral began at noon, the New York Stock Exchange went silent for eight minutes, 46 seconds.
Reuters published a centrist article reporting that Floyd’s niece Brooklyn Williams addressed the service as one of several relatives and friends who remembered Floyd as a loving, larger-than-life personality. Some 2,500 people attended the funeral, after more than 6,000 people walked past Floyd’s open casket on Monday.
New York Post published a right-leaning article highlighting that Biden delivered remarks at the funeral, calling on his family to turn his death into “purpose.” Biden also addressed Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna, stating “No child should have to ask questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations. ‘Why? Why’s Daddy gone?’”