MILAN – Tens of thousands of people have marched in Italy’s financial capital against policies by the populist government that they say promote racism.
The Milan city official in charge of migrant policy, Pierfrancesco Majorino, put the number of marchers under the banner “People First” at 200,000. [Read more]. |
DJ Simon Samaki Osagie, with throngs of protesters behind him, sings during an anti-racism rally, in Milan, Italy, on March 2, 2019. Photo: AP.
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Demonstrators protest outside the Starbucks cafe in Philadelphia, United States where last April 12 two black men were led away in handcuffs after the manager called police, saying the men refused to order anything. After the fact, the Starbucks chief executive Kevin Johnson came to Philadelphia to apologize to the men. He also announced that more than 8,000 Starbucks stores in the U.S. would close on the afternoon of May 29 so nearly 175,000 employees can get training against racial bias. Photo: Ron Todt/AP.
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