American Studies Association (ASA) President\u2019s Statement on Black Lives Matter and the Rebellion of 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Message from the President of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. (ASALH)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Performing Whiteness by Sarah Bellamay (in the Paris Review<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How young people are combating anti-black racism in their immigrant communities: <\/a><\/strong>Second-generation Americans are organizing online to translate educational resources, combat disinformation, and express solidarity with the black community.<\/a> By Terry Nguyen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n US embassies in Africa address George Floyd: ‘We are deeply troubled’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Africa Rises in Rage Over George Floyd Death in US<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n George Floyd\u2019s killing touches a nerve with Africans who know police brutality at home and abroad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zimbabwe summons US ambassador over comments on Floyd protests<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica Observer Editorial: ‘I can’t breathe’: Police killing of American Mr George Floyd was hard, painful to watch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thousands Defy Ban in Paris to Protest as George Floyd Outrage Goes Global<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n African Union Statement of the Chairperson following the murder of George Floyd in the USA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Germany: Activists protest over George Floyd Killing outside US embassy in Berlin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nigerian Protesters Storm US Embassy, Over Killing of Africa American George Floyd by US Police<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) stands in solidarity with US protesters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n George Floyd killing: Nairobi residents protest police brutality<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ghana Joins George Floyd Global Cry for Justice Protest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear America: We Watch Your Convulsions With Horror and Hope<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Huge Crowds Around the Globe March in Solidarity Against Police Brutality<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n United Nations’ Statement on the Protests against Systemic Racism in the United States<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To mobilize outrage over George Floyd\u2019s killing, look to lessons of social movements past<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Black Workers For Justice Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 10 Experts on Where the George Floyd Protests Fit Into American History<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n University of the West Indies’ Statement<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Statement from the Brown University’s Africana Studies Department on the Demonstrations Against the Slaying of George Floyd, Institutional Racism and Police Brutality<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Displays of support for Black Lives Matter protests in the United States pop up in Israel, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Black America: Beyond 1968 This Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Black Perspectives: Statement on US Protests from Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s \u2018Movement for Social Justice\u2019 <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How the George Floyd Killing is Just as Relevant in the UK, and What You Can do About it: Racist State Violence is not Unique to the US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n George Floyd death: Why US protests resonate in the UK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Communist Party USA: Rise up and protest the murder of George Floyd!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The UK is Not Innocent \u2013 Police Racism Has a Long and Violent History Here Too<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BAME deaths in police custody<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Deaths of BAME people in police custody<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cooperation Jackson: People’s Strike & The Floyd Rebellion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement: We offer our full support to the American rebellion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Communist Party of Greece: Protest outside US Embassy against barbarism and repression in USA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n With thanks to Abdul Alkalimat<\/strong> for curating and distributing many of the links posted here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Abdul Alkalimat<\/strong> is an African-American activist-scholar on Black Studies, author of books and papers on history of black liberation, race and class struggle in the US. abdulslist@lists.illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Keeping alive the transnational optics of the movement for Black liberation, and against white supremacist violence, throughout the global African diaspora. 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