Queen Elizabeth II's Commonwealth Trust now joins a slew of organizations, companies, and people that show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. After the tragic death of George Floyd, the African American guy who begged for his life while in custody, a wave of protests is currently happening across the United States, screaming for justice and end of racism in the country.
The Commonwealth Trust shared a powerful message on social media to show its support to the Black Lives Matter movement. In the two tweets, it said that young people are playing an important role by letting their voices be heard in the fight against injustice and racism all over the world.
As a global community of young leaders, Queen Elizabeth's charity vowed to stand together with the younger generation in pursuing fairness and fighting for a better way forward. It said that silence is not an option today and used the Black Lives Matter hashtag.
Young people are vital voices in the fight against injustice and racism around the world. As a global community of young leaders we stand together in pursuit of fairness and a better way forward.
Silence is not an option.#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/PyFlfGvbhN — The Queen's Commonwealth Trust (@queenscomtrust) June 1, 2020
It also added that everyone has the power to make a positive change. It also stressed that this is the best time to have uncomfortable conversations, time to educate and unlearn, and time to come together and build a better future as one.
The message was signed by Team QCT and came with a quote by the famed American minister and activist Martin Luther King, Jr. It said that injustice is a threat to justice.
Young people are vital voices in the fight against injustice and racism around the world. As a global community of young leaders we stand together in pursuit of fairness and a better way forward. Silence is not an option.#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/PyFlfGvbhN — The Queen's Commonwealth Trust (@queenscomtrust) June 1, 2020
According to Express, the Black Lives Matter movement began in the U.S. in 2013. It fights against systematic racism and violence toward black people in the country. Queen Elizabeth is the patron of the Commonwealth Trust, to which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle play as the respective president and vice-president.
It has been seven days since the protests in the U.S. began after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Boston Globe noted. He is the African American guy who begged for his life as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck that caused his death.
During the third night of the demonstrations, protesters started fires near the White House as the tensions rose. At around 10 p.m., police fired a major blast of tear gas stun grenades into the crowd of about 1,000 people that left the protesters scattered on the street, but cleared Lafayette Park.
They have filed up a road sign and plastic barriers and lit a raging fire in the middle of H Street. Some also put the American flag in the blaze, along with tree branches, while others let the cinder block structure engulfed in flames. This also caused break-ins and lootings at shopping centers across the country.
