Conakry, Guinea.
"Last month, the brother of George Floyd appealed to the UN Human Rights Council to stop racist violence and the killing of black people in the US. While the current US administration continues to ignore and amplify systemic racism, Philonise Floyd looked well beyond his national borders for help. As he declared, 'Black lives do not matter in the United States of America.' Floyd’s statement comes alongside weeks of anti-racist protests in cities across the world, with activists and ordinary citizens mobilized and enraged by events in the US. However, this 'global conversation' on American racial injustice is not a new one. ... The example of a small country like Guinea shows how intimately black Atlantic lives are connected through shared pain, protest, and hope. ..."
Africa is a Country
W - Guinea
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