The killing of George Floyd in US police custody has triggered anti-racism protests around the globe.
Rallies in the UK highlighted discrimination towards minorities, in addition to the UK’s colonial previous.
Far-right protesters held counter-rallies after the statues of colonial figures and slave merchants had been eliminated.
Folks additionally rallied towards racism and police violence in France.
And protesters in Belgium defaced statues of King Leopold II, who dominated Congo within the 19th century when tens of tens of millions of Africans had been enslaved and killed.
Can Europe and america study from one another about the best way to take care of the legacy of racism?
Presenter: Imran Khan
Friends:
Tricia Rose – director of the Heart for the Research of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown College
Patrick Vernon – cultural historian and anti-racism campaigner within the UK
Ojeaku Nwabuzo – senior analysis officer on the European Community In opposition to Racism
Supply: Al Jazeera Information