General News of Tuesday, 9 June 2020Source: washingtonpost.comWhy did US Democrats wear kente to honour George Floyd? Kente cloth — woven with vibrant strips of silk and cotton — comes from Ghana, where people wear it to show patriotism or celebrate a special occasion. “That is the significance of the kente cloth — our origins and respecting our past.”“Everyone was texting me these Kente Cloth photos,” wrote Questlove, drummer for the Roots. “We cannot settle for anything less than transformative, structural change,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at the bill’s televised debut. “It’s the beginning of a conversation.”The Black Caucus handed out the cloths to the lawmakers.

Source: GhanaWeb June 09, 2020 07:52 UTC