Watch: George Floyd’s family leads a moment of silence at the Democratic National Convention

George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd opened up the Democratic National Convention with a call for a moment of silence for his late brother.

Floyd died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, sparking nationwide protests and marches throughout the country.

• The moment of silence was held “to honor George and the many other souls we lost to hate and injustice.”
• “For the names we do not know. The faces we will never see. Those who can’t mourn, because their murders didn’t go viral.”
• “George had a giving spirit, a spirit that has shown up on streets around our nation and around the world. People ... peacefully protesting in the name of love and unity.”