After the deaths of Black Americans, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor due to state violence – protests and uprisings spread across the United States of America with many activists and protestors demanding justice and the abolishment of police departments.
Protests quickly spread globally, specifically led by Africans and African descendants of the Pan African World. The message is clear among the global Black masses. Pan Africanism is a necessary tool for mass movements and is essential for liberation and justice.
Below is a list of protests and uprisings highlighting Pan African solidarity and uplifting the shared global Black struggle for liberation.
Protests and solidarity with US-Somali community:
Young Minnesota Somalis, asserting their blackness, take center stage in Floyd protests
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/03/young-minnesota-somalis-asserting-their-blackness-take-center-stage-in-floyd-protests
Black pain is ours: Minneapolis Somali community rallies over Floyd killing
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/their-pain-ours-too-minneapolis-somali-community-rallies-over-floyd-killing
Protests and solidarity in France led by Black French and African immigrants:
‘No Justice In France, Either’: French Protest Police Killings In U.S. And At Home
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/869877701/no-justice-in-france-either-french-protest-police-killings-in-u-s-and-at-home
Spurred by George Floyd, Thousands Protest Police Brutality in Paris
Protests and solidarity in Ghana:
Protest march in Ghana in wake of George Floyd killing as president denounces brutality
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/protest-march-in-ghana-in-wake-of-george-floyd-killing-as-president-denounces-brutality
Protests and solidarity in Brazil:
Brazilians protest Bolsonaro, recreate George Floyd death | AFP
Protests and solidarity in Germany:
Germany: Thousands attend anti-racism protests honoring George Floyd
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-attend-anti-racism-protests-honoring-george-floyd/a-53700909
Protests and solidarity in US-Haitian community:
George Floyd Protests in Flatbush
https://haitiantimes.com/2020/06/01/george-floyd-protests-in-flatbush/
Haitians Lives Matter Joins Black Lives Matter For George Floyd’s Protests Nationwide
https://sflcn.com/haitians-lives-matter-joins-black-lives-matter-for-george-floyd-protests-nationwide/
Protests and solidarity in Canada:
Canadians protest George Floyd killing and racism in Canada in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/06/01/news/canadians-protest-george-floyd-killing-and-racism-canada-montreal-toronto-and
Black Canadians on reality of racism in Nova Scotia
Protests and solidarity in Kenya:
George Floyd killing: Nairobi residents protest police brutality
Police killing of George Floyd strikes a chord in Kenya
https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-06-04/police-killing-george-floyd-strikes-cord-kenya
Protests and solidarity in the UK:
“Now is the time,” actor John Boyega tells Black Lives Matter protesters in London
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-boyega-george-floyd-death-protest-black-lives-matter-london/
‘The UK is just as bad as America’
Londoners mourn George Floyd and demand black justice at home
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/uk/black-lives-matter-protest-london-george-floyd-gbr-intl/index.html
Protests and solidarity in South Africa:
SA activists in George Floyd protest outside parliament – ‘lockdown turned our people into scared sheep’
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-06-03-sa-activists-in-george-floyd-protest-outside-parliament-lockdown-turned-our-people-into-scared-sheep/
PICS | Collins Khosa and George Floyd: #NotInMyName protests against law enforcement brutality
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/pics-collins-khosa-and-george-floyd-notinmyname-protests-against-law-enforcement-brutality-20200605
EFF condemns George Floyd’s ‘ruthless murder and police violence against African-Americans’
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/eff-condemns-george-floyds-ruthless-murder-and-police-violence-against-african-americans-48706839
”Black Lives Matter” protest hits South Africa
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/black-lives-matter-protest-hits-south-africa/
Africa Rises in Rage Over George Floyd Death in US
https://www.voanews.com/africa/africa-rises-rage-over-george-floyd-death-us
Protests and solidarity in Gambia:
Gambia Shows Solidarity With Black America As Police Crack Down On Protests
https://www.panafricanalliance.com/gambia-shows-solidarity-with-black-america-as-police-crack-down-on-protests/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost
Solidarity in Uganda:
Uganda Cranes forward Abdu Lumala has joined the rest of the world in calling for an end to police brutality and killings of blacks in the United States.
https://kawowo.com/2020/06/01/george-floyd-uganda-cranes-forward-lumala-calls-for-an-end-to-killings/
U.S. Embassies in Africa:
In unusual move, US embassies in Africa speak up on Floyd
https://wtop.com/africa/2020/05/in-unusual-move-us-embassies-in-africa-speak-up-on-floyd/
African Union statement:
Statement of the Chairperson following the murder of George Floyd in the USA
https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20200529/statement-chairperson-following-murder-george-floyd-usa
Solidarity in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria:
5 artworks by Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian artists inspired by George Floyd: ‘we are watching’
https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/5-artworks-by-palestinian-lebanese-and-syrian-artists-inspired-by-george-floyd-we-are-watching-1.1027910
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