Clarke Funeral Home

USA TODAYThe Rev. Al Sharpton hugs Stevante Clark at the funeral for Stephon Clark on March 29, 2018, in Sacramento.(Photo: Jeff Chiu-Pool/Getty Images)SACRAMENTO —  Activist Al Sharpton, addressing the emotionally wrenching funeral for an unarmed black man killed by police, derided the White House on Thursday for dismissing the killing as a "local matter" and said Stephon Clark's death would force the nation to confront police violence. Sharpton gave the eulogy for Clark, 22, to the overflowing Bayside of South Sacramento Church as he held tightly to Stephon's distraught brother, Stevante, who frequently grabbed the microphone. The funeral came after 10 days of protests and community anger over the killing of Clark, who was was shot March 18 by two police officers responding to a report of someone breaking a car window. The officers said they thought Clark, who had just entered his grandparents' backyard, was holding a gun, but he was found only with a cellphone.In his brief remarks, Sharpton noted that White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, when asked Wednesday why President Trump had not addressed the shooting, had referred to Clark's killing as a "local matter.""This is not a local matter," Sharpton shouted. "They have been killing young black men all over the country, and we are here to say that we are going to stand with Stephon Clark and his family."AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideSharpton told mourners that Clark “woke up the nation.” "We are going to make Donald Trump and the whole world deal with the issue of police conduct," he said.In the church, which held about 400 people, mourners embraced one another and wiped away tears in front of Clark's closed wooden casket topped with a red and green floral display.A red ribbon, referring to Clark’s nickname, read “We Love You Big Poppa.” A white heart floral display featured a red ribbon with the words “Res... (USA TODAY)