The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace prize. It is being hailed for inspiring people in countries around the world to band together in a call for an end to systemic racism.
The global movement came to the fore at the death of unarmed black man George Floyd, after a police officer knelt on his neck.
Protests spread across the globe, as the incident became a flashpoint for action in years of calls for justice over police brutality and routine racism in the United States.
Over the course of the last year, the movement spread and broadened into a klaxon call for an end to racial injustices across the world.
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