"My son had a smile that was worth a million dollars."

Video Thread: Today the family of #DaunteWright gathered to lay the young father to rest.

"He always said he couldn't wait to make his son proud," his mother told the audience of hundreds.
Reverend @TheRevAl Sharpton described how police justified the stop of Daunte Wright partially over air fresheners hanging in his car.

"We come today as air fresheners for Minnesota. We're trying to get the stench of police brutality out of the atmosphere."
Congresswoman @IlhanMN presented Duante Wright's mother with the American flag that flew at the Capitol in her son's honor.
Governor @GovTimWalz read a proclamation honoring Wright and presented her with it as well.

"We know that this tragedy is connected to the deep, systemic racism in our society that Black people in Minnesota and across the country face every single day."
Senator @amyklobuchar spoke at the #DaunteWrightFuneral about the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act."

"We have to change the status quo so that driving while Black doesn't result in being shot," she said.
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