Two weeks after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police fueled worldwide protests and calls to action against racial and social injustice, he will be laid to rest in Houston with a celebration of life and private service beginning at 11 Am Ct/9 Am Pt.
The celebration of life will be held at the Fountain of Praise Church, followed by an entombment at Houston Memorial Gardens and Cemetery. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd attorney Benjamin Crump, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Jamie Foxx, Floyd Mayweather, Rep. Al Green and Bishop James Dixon are among the guests slated to attend the memorial, which also will feature a taped message by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The day’s events follow several memorials for Floyd that began last week in Minneapolis and included one in his home state of North Carolina.
The celebration of life will be held at the Fountain of Praise Church, followed by an entombment at Houston Memorial Gardens and Cemetery. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd attorney Benjamin Crump, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Jamie Foxx, Floyd Mayweather, Rep. Al Green and Bishop James Dixon are among the guests slated to attend the memorial, which also will feature a taped message by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The day’s events follow several memorials for Floyd that began last week in Minneapolis and included one in his home state of North Carolina.
- 6/9/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
TV news producers were forced into crisis-coverage mode Friday to respond to the deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas that left at least 10 people dead, most of them students.
News resources at the major networks were stretched thin on Friday with so many producers, crew members and on-air correspondents already in Britain preparing for Saturday’s royal wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. Santa Fe High School in the city that lies about 35 miles southeast of Houston is far from the pomp and pageantry of Windsor Castle.
But the increase in the number of mass shootings has resulted in a kind of template for covering such a horrifying tragedy. Interviews with shaken students and grieving parents, a rush to find biographical details about the suspected shooter and discussions with angry activists railing about the lack of curbs on the availability of guns and ammunition have become a chilling staple of TV.
News resources at the major networks were stretched thin on Friday with so many producers, crew members and on-air correspondents already in Britain preparing for Saturday’s royal wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. Santa Fe High School in the city that lies about 35 miles southeast of Houston is far from the pomp and pageantry of Windsor Castle.
But the increase in the number of mass shootings has resulted in a kind of template for covering such a horrifying tragedy. Interviews with shaken students and grieving parents, a rush to find biographical details about the suspected shooter and discussions with angry activists railing about the lack of curbs on the availability of guns and ammunition have become a chilling staple of TV.
- 5/18/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News reporter Casey Stegall has something to look forward to at the end of his shift covering Hurricane Harvey, thanks to a Galveston, Texas, resident who handed him a six-pack of beer mid-broadcast. Stegall, while reporting on the hurricane, was interrupted amid the pouring rain by a local woman who handed him a six-pack of Galveston Island Brewing’s Tiki Wheat. “There you go, just friendly people here,” Stegall said after receiving his surprise gift. While the generous unidentified woman doesn’t work for the local brewery, Galveston Island Brewing marketing director Charday Van Orstrand called her gesture “southern hospitality at its finest.
- 8/25/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Fox News' Casey Stegall is in Galveston, Texas today covering Hurricane Harvey as the storm approaches, and during one of his live shots earlier, someone ran up to him with a gift.
- 8/25/2017
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
John Oliver turned his sharp tongue toward states that allow discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity during Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver then pointed out that Lgbt people are at risk of being fired, refused service, or evicted in 31 states that do not have anti-discrimination laws. He then noted that most people believe it is illegal under federal law to discriminate as such, which it is not. He then showcased several cases of people being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation, like Texas social worker Casey Stegall who was fired after bringing his fiancé to.
- 8/24/2015
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
We've made progress toward gay equality in the U.S., John Oliver says in his latest Last Week Tonight report. But that doesn't mean we've come far enough. The host cites a "genuinely encouraging sign" from the recent Republican presidential debate, where the idea of attending a gay wedding earned applause from the audience. But these symbolic steps mean nothing when the reality doesn't match. "While the idea of a gay wedding is increasingly widely accepted," Oliver says, "it's worth nothing there are still a number of surprising ways to ruin a gay honeymoon.
- 8/24/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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