US Ambassador to Brazil poses under Black Lives Matter flag hoisted at embassy.
Encarregado de NegĂłcios dos EUA Douglas Koneff
@USAmbBR
Hoje hasteamos a bandeira "Black Lives Matter" na Embaixada em BrasĂlia, nos Consulados no Rio, SP, Recife e Porto Alegre e no nosso escritĂłrio diplomático em BH. Um ato simbĂłlico em apoio Ă equidade racial neste MĂŞs da HistĂłria Afro-americana. #BlackLivesMatter
https://twitter.com/USAmbBR/status/1493356734915743746
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Today we fly the "Black Lives Matter" flag at the Embassy in Brasilia, at the Consulates in Rio, SP, Recife and Porto Alegre and at our diplomatic office in BH. A symbolic act in support of racial equity this African American History Month. #BlackLivesMatter
That is the U.S. State Department maintaining a US embassy in Brazil. Flying a BLM flag under Old Glory.
It's not a magnet on Peolsi's SubZero or a banner on AOC's front stoop.
oh look, now it's Trinidad and Tobago, along with Brazil, pushing the new US State Department thing, worldwide. WTF
This is an official U.S. government endorsement of Black Lives Matter.
https://tt.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-port-of-spain-flies-black-lives-matter-flag-in-honor-of-black-history-month/
February 15, 2022: In honor of Black History Month, and to stand in solidarity with Black communities and persons of African descent in the United States and around the world, the U.S. Embassy Port of Spain raised the Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag at its Queen’s Park West compound today. The flag will fly over the Embassy for the remainder of Black History Month.
Black History Month is held each February to commemorate and celebrate African American history and the African diaspora. While Black History Month originated in the United States, it has received international recognition in countries including Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Black history is American history, and we honor the profound impact of African diaspora culture and the immeasurable contributions of Black Americans to the world.
The phrase “Black Lives Matter” seeks to raise awareness of and respond to ongoing racism in the United States and abroad. It also draws attention to the need to end systemic racism and inequity experienced by communities of color, and most acutely, people of African descent. Raising BLM flags on U.S. Embassy and consulate flagpoles throughout the world calls attention to efforts to advance racial equity and access to justice in the United States and worldwide. The flags serve as a visible reminder of the collective responsibility to advance social justice issues and the U.S. government’s resolute commitment to confronting the injustices that exist today.
Upon raising the flag, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore said, “The United States was founded on the principle that all people are created equal, and it is an ideal we have yet to reach, but continue to strive for to form a more perfect union as articulated in our Constitution. This Black History Month, I encourage everyone to take time to reflect how Black history and culture have influenced our lives through music, art, literature, politics, science, business, and sports, and their roles in our strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.”
Embassy staff and their families attended the flag raising ceremony and confirmed their commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all Embassy programs and activities.