George Floyd’s Daughter To Get Full Scholarship To Texas Southern University

To honor George Floyd’s memory, the Texas Southern University (TSU) announced on Tuesday (June 9) that it offered a full scholarship to George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter after she graduates from high school.

CBS News reported that the offer came during Floyd’s funeral which was meant to honor the "memory of George Floyd on the day that he is laid to eternal rest.”

The historically black university in Floyd’s hometown, Houston, said in its Facebook page that Floyd was a “lifelong citizen of the Third Ward and a revered graduate of Jack Yates High School”. “The Board (of Regents), in conjunction with the TSU Foundation Board, has approved a fund to provide a full scholarship for Floyd’s beloved daughter, Gianna,” the post continued on to say.

Family and friends all witnessed how Floyd doted on his daughter and in an interview with “Good Morning America” last week, Gianna’s mother, Roxie, said that she spared her daughter the grim details of Floyd’s death.

Floyd, 46, was arrested on May 25 by Minneapolis officers and later died allegedly after an incident when one of the cops, Derek Chauvin, pinned him down on the ground with a knee on his neck for almost nine minutes.

His death sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism.

The New York Post reported that Gerald Smith, Chairman of the TSU Foundation, said it was “found to provide this privately-funded scholarship” for Gianna.

“We know the value of an education in the pursuit of solutions and operational progress,” he said in a statement. “We look forward to embracing her into the TSU family.”

Last week, rapper Kanye West announced that he was setting up a college fund for the girl.