(Middle East Eye) Arab Americans have launched an anti-racism initiative in solidarity with the African-American community as protests continue over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of Minneapolis police last week.
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Golden Globe-winning actor Ramy Youssef and Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi were among more than 1,600 people who endorsed a statement this week from the Arabs for Black Lives Collective calling on fellow Arabs to combat bigotry within the community.
The statement, which is accompanied by a call for action, urges Arab communities to commit to “disrupting racist behaviour and language,” to support demands made by the Black Lives Matter movement and to donate to bail funds for protesters and African-American groups.
