General News of Monday, 8 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comUS Democrats don kente, kneel in memory of George Floydplay videoThe participants included Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and California Sen. Kamala Harris. A memorial has been held in Texas for George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked global protests, with members of United States’ Democrats clad in kente – the Ghanaian cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips. "Last summer, a number of us went to Ghana to observe the 400 anniversary of the first slaves coming across the Atlantic. We are here to honour George Floyd," said the Speaker. On June 6, the African Union of Diasporan Forum in partnership with the Tourism Ministry and Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) laid wreaths in memory of Floyd at the DuBois Centre, Accra.

Source: GhanaWeb June 08, 2020 15:33 UTC