George Floyd death: Why US protests resonate in the UK
He died nearly 4,000 miles away from the UK in Minnesota, but his death was felt here in our black community too.
That's why people like Shayne defied UK government coronavirus guidance and went out to protest on the weekend. "We didn't expect that many people to turn up at the protests, it was mad," the 20-year-old tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.Thousands marched from Trafalgar Square to the US embassy in South London'When one is hurt, we're all hurt'
Shayne says she and her friends wore military boots to the London protest and were impressed to see lots of other women dressed like members of the Black Panther movement."We wanted to show we're proud of who we are and that we shouldn't have to hide our blackness to stay alive."Shayne says black people in the UK are angry about how their community is treated by the police
Shayne says although George Floyd was killed in the US,"we know that it happens here too", citing the case of Mark Duggan.while police in London were trying to arrest him under suspicion of planning an attack and being in possession of a gun.
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