The number of George Floyd protests across Europe are symptomatic of the fact that racism is by no means a uniquely American issue.
While the killing of George Floyd in police custody has roiled America and forced a nationwide discussion on how Black people are treated, the flashpoints of protest across Europe are symptomatic of the fact that racism is by no means a uniquely American issue.
Finland had the highest rates of racist violence, with 63 percent of respondents there saying they’d experienced racism. Racist violence was also high in Ireland and Austria. In the U.K., 21 percent of respondents said they’d experienced racism in the last five years. Demonstrators rise their fists during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in The Hague, Netherlands earlier this month.On June 1, a Black social media influencer from Amsterdam, Henshaw went from being a spectator to commanding a microphone and delivering an impassioned speech in front of anti-racism protesters in Dam Square, many of whom were Black, in the Netherlands.
“The feeling of being there — that prompted me to pour out what I’d been holding inside me for a while,” she said.
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