British boxing hero Anthony Joshua said "we can no longer remain silent" and branded racism a "virus" as he joined a Black Lives Matter march in his hometown of Watford. The demonstration was one of many that have taken place in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis last week.
And his recent knee injury was not going to stop AJ doing his bit to support the fight for racial equality with Joshua marching on crutches.
The 30-year-old was one of many peaceful protesters to take to the streets on Saturday, and streamed a series of powerful speeches to his 11.3million followers on Instagram.
And Watford will also do its bit, with the local Town Hall set to turn purple this evening in solidarity with the movement.
Wearing a Black Lives Matter hoodie, Joshua managed to smile through the discomfort in his knee.
And he even addressed the assembled crowd through a microphone as they rallied against social injustice.
AJ said: “The virus has been declared a pandemic, it is out of control, and I’m not actually talking about Covid-19.
“The virus I’m referring to is called racism.
“Killing a person outright is unforgivable. But stripping them of their human right, oppressing them, mocking them, insulting them, placing glass ceilings above them just because of what, their skin colour, is just a slower way of killing them and taking the life out of their soul.
“We must unite as a human race.
“We can no longer, from today onwards, sit back and remain silent on the senseless, unlawful killing, sly racism of another human being based on what? Only their skin colour.
“We need to speak out in peaceful demonstrations, just like this today.
“If you want to joke about who I am, where I come from, my heritage, my lips, my nose, my skin, the food I eat, don’t feel too comfortable around me.
“Because I’m proud of who I am.”
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