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Gus (voiced by Ed Gilbert) — Kissyfur's widowed father, who owns a Paddlecab company, taxiing animals from one side of the swamp to the other. He can be a bit goofy at times, but is a very good father. He's the only one of all the swamp parents who can take on both alligators, Floyd and Jolene, and run them off.
[6] [7] Floyd's body was on public view on June 8 in his hometown of Houston. Former Vice President and the 2020 presumptive and eventual Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, met with the Floyd family privately and gave a video message at the funeral. [8] [9] [10] Floyd is buried next to his mother at Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pearland, Texas.
The piece's date of origin is unverifiable. It is situated on a Union Pacific bridge which crosses above Interstate 45 as it enters the city of Houston. [2] It has been vandalized and repainted several times. [3] [4] In 2018, it was changed to "Be Mattress Mac." [5] In 2019, it was altered to say "Be Sus."
Several African-American-owned newspapers are published in Houston. Allan Turner of the Houston Chronicle said that the papers "are both journalistic throwbacks — papers whose content directly reflects their owners' views — and cutting-edge, hyper-local publications targeting the concerns of the city's roughly half-million African-Americans."
On Tuesday, June 2, thousands of people gathered for a march and rally in downtown Houston. [48] Family members of George Floyd joined the march, which one source estimated at 60,000 people. [49] On June 8, thousands of mourners gathered for a viewing of George Floyd's body at The Fountain of Praise Church.
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1950 and ... Floyd Jackson: Black: 21: M: 18-Aug-1955: Rape 1956 – 7 executions 311 ...
KTXH (channel 20), branded as My20 Vision, is a television station in Houston, Texas, United States, airing the MyNetworkTV programming service. It is owned and operated by Fox Television Stations alongside Fox outlet KRIV (channel 26).