John Boyega delivered an impassioned speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday, one of many major anti-racism demonstrations that have taken place around the world following the death of George Floyd on May 25. "Black lives have always mattered.
We have always been important, we have always meant something, we have always succeeded regardless, and now is the time. … I ain't waiting," said the Star Wars star, speaking to the crowds in Hyde Park through a megaphone. "Every black person here remembers the time when another person reminded you that you were black," he said, forcing back tears as he spoke. "I need you to understand how painful this shit is.
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