community also contributed to some historic records, marking 2020 a year of extraordinary generosity during a year of need.It’s most generous day was June 2, two days after the death of George Floyd.Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer and video of his final moments went viral, resurging the Black Lives Matter movement.
Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd, started a memorial fund to provide for costs including holding a funeral for Floyd, burying him, and providing mental and grief counseling for Floyd’s family.GoFundMe notes that in response to the movement for racial justice and equality, more donations were made on June 2 than any other day in the website’s history.