The George Floyd Foundation presented a $25,000 check Friday to a historically Black college in North Carolina that will be used for scholarships for students.
Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell T. Allison announced the gesture during an on-campus presentation Friday.
鈥淭his act by the Floyd family is indeed a testimony to their desire to make certain not only that the name lives on, but that his name remains memorialized in a most meaningful way for the generations to come,鈥� Allison said.
Floyd鈥檚 sister, Bridgett Floyd, who started the foundation last year and who presented the check, said it鈥檚 a gift to honor the memory of Floyd, who was born in Fayetteville, and to invest in future generations, WRAL reported.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what it鈥檚 all about 鈥� generational stamps,鈥� Bridgett Floyd said. 鈥淲e need to put things in place for our kids鈥� kids. That鈥檚 what I鈥檓 here to do.鈥�
George Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck as the Black man repeatedly said he couldn鈥檛 breathe. Chauvin was convicted last month on multiple charges stemming from Floyd鈥檚 death.
