The George Floyd Memorial Service!

The best damn send off for George Floyd. The memorial service will be live.

This is the first of four memorials for the American man killed by Minneapolis Police.

The country will mourn with George Floyd's family.

Since the 46-year-old died while in police custody in Minneapolis, Floyd's relatives have been part of massive protests in Texas. His children heard crowds far way from home chant their father's name. His brother led a prayer vigil at the site of Floyd's death.

The first in a series of memorial services honoring Floyd will take place Thursday afternoon.

His family, friends and a number of guests will gather at the North Central University in Minneapolis.

Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network, will deliver a eulogy to honor Floyd's life.

"We must turn this moment into a movement," Sharpton told reporters on Wednesday, describing Floyd as a "linchpin" for police accountability.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday's memorial would be a chance for everyone to heal.

"It's critically important for them to see and for Minnesotans to display to them that there's another side to us and to this state that they didn't see last Monday night," Walz said on Wednesday.

The four police officers were charged with murder and complicity. They will face a hearing this week. The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

A public viewing and a private memorial service will be held in Raeford, North Carolina, on Saturday -- the state where he was born.

The public viewing will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, followed by a private service for family at 3 p.m., said Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin.

Next Monday, Floyd's body will return to Houston for a public memorial and private service on Tuesday.

The memorial will take place from noon to 6 p.m. at The Fountain of Praise Church at 13950 Hillcroft Ave. in Houston, the Fort Bend Memorial Planning Center said.

The private service will be held at an undisclosed location.

Most major networks and cable news (including Fox News) will cover the memorial service.

You can watch it live here.