Philando Castille funeral service held
buzzz worthy. . . A four year old girl and her mother who witnessed the horrific death of Philando Castille said their final goodbyes at is funeral service today . As the pall bearers hoisted the white casket in the air with one hand, their remaining fists were raised in solidarity. The raised fist since the 1960s has been a symbol for needed justice, a form of peaceful protest. At the funeral of a man killed by police, it was a visual African Americans declaring #blacklivesmatter don't want to get used to. Castille was shot during a traffic stop as he reached for his wallet, spurring national protest. Held at the St. Paul Cathedral, nearly 3000 paid their respect as Castille's body was taken away like a king in a horse drawn carriage.