Hundreds show solidarity with black people in US, while rally in Taipei also asks people to look at their own prejudices
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/06/15
By: By Jules Quartly, Taiwan News, Contributing Writer
Emotional BLM protesters in 228 Park, Taipei, on Saturday (June 13). (Taiwan News, Jules Quartly)
A crowd of about 500 people — black, white, and all shades between — applauded the speeches and knelt to show their respect for George Floyd, the man murdered by police in the United States, whose case kicked off weeks of worldwide demonstrations against brutality and inequality. Unlike in the U.S. or other Western countries, there were no riots, looting, or face-offs with the police.
The following interview directly expresses the views of two individuals at the rally and their impressions of the BLM movement, in Taiwan:
Carlo JaMelle, from the U.S. state of Arkansas, revealed his given surname as "Harris," describing it as the slave name his family was handed down. He has lived in Taiwan for 20 years and is a PhD candidate at National Taiwan Normal University, with a passion for hip hop and ancient Chinese literati culture. [FULL STORY]
