TORONTO -- Amid protests across the United States over the death of George Floyd, a touching video of his young daughter paying tribute to him is being widely shared online.
鈥楧addy changed the world,鈥� she said in the video posted to Instagram on Tuesday.
In the video, a smiling Gianna is seen sitting on the shoulders of former NBA player Stephen Jackson. Jackson, who posted the video, is a longtime friend of Floyd鈥檚.
"That鈥檚 right GiGi, 'Daddy changed the world," reads the caption. "George Floyd, the name of change.鈥�
Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minnesota on May 25, after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. His death sparked demonstrations across the U.S. over police brutality and injustice against members of the black community.
During a press conference in Minneapolis Tuesday, Gianna鈥檚 mother, Roxie Washington, spoke publicly for the first time since Floyd鈥檚 death.
"I don't have a lot to say, because I can't get my words together right now," she said at Minneapolis City Hall. "But I wanted everybody to know that this is what those officers took.鈥�
In a tearful, short statement, she reinforced the fact that her daughter no longer has a dad.
"He will never see her grow up, graduate 鈥� he will never walk her down the aisle," said Washington. "If there's a problem she's having and she needs her dad, she does not have that anymore."
