Yesterday's anniversary of the death of African-American George Floyd, who was the victim of excessive and racist police violence, recalled in a post on social media the Archbishop of America Hopeful.
The Archbishop, who had ostensibly led the peaceful protest march in Brooklyn last year, following in the footsteps of the predecessor of the Archbishop of America James, called on all and sundry to become one in the struggle for racial justice for every human being, in every corner of the globe. Such as, in fact, he stressed, "We must all redouble our efforts in this direction so that the tragic death of George Floyd can give rise to acts of peace and justice., that will pave the way for a better and fairer society in the future ".
The assassination of George Floyd led to the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement and sparked the struggle to combat systemic racism that still rages in the United States.. indeed, on the facade of the American embassy in Athens, on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, A huge banner was posted yesterday in memory of George Floyd with the name of the Black Lives Matter movement.