George Floyd's GoFundMe accounts have raised over $9 million for his family ... and counting
The killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer who kneeled directly on his neck has angered the US.
The tape that captured the event horrified Floyd's family, his brother Philonise Floyd wrote in a GoFundMe he established five days ago.
Floyd died in Minneapolis, but the family is originally from Houston. Philonise Floyd was hoping to raise $1.5 million to pay for the family's considerable legal and travel expenses as well as to help support and educate Floyd's children. Philonise Floyd says that 100% of the money collected will go to the family and that it is being managed by the family's law firm.
With the global attention, including a shout-out to the fund by former President Barack Obama, the GoFundMe has quickly ratcheted up into the millions. As of this writing, the fund had raised just shy of $9 million and was climbing by the minute.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/george-floyds-gofundme-accounts-raised-215711251.html
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