February is Black History Month, so in honor of that I wanted to share some of the most powerful photos from Black Lives Matters protests around the world.
Germany
Covid did not stop people from protesting for the Black Lives Matter movement. This picture was taken in May of 2020 in front of the embassy in Berlin, with people carrying signs saying “Justice can’t wait”.
France
This photo, taken in France, is a gathering of people protesting against police brutality. The organizers called on all people with a sense of justice to speak up, unfortunately calling racist crime an ordinary occurrence in the United States.
Syria
This photo shows the art of Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun of George Floyd in Binnish, a town in Syria’s Idlib province.
The Netherlands
Dutch protesters gathered in Rotterdam to march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests around the world. The Democrats 66, a political party in the Netherlands, is currently calling for a ban on police chokeholds within their own police forces.
Washington
Pictured above is a BLM protest down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. This is also where a huge gay rights movement took place in 1987.
London
A powerful picture of three girls in London during a protest, with signs asking “Is her life worth more/less than mine?”
New York
And last but not least, someone held up this sign in New York as an important reminder that black transgender people still face a lot of discrimination, although they have every right to feel as safe and comfortable as others do.