Popular British-Nigerian actor, John Boyega, showed up at Hyde Park, London, to protest the death of George Floyd and several other black people consequent of police maltreatment.
He delivered a speech to hundreds of people who also came out to speak up against what they referred to as many years of racism.
In his emotional speech, the Star Wars actor admitted that he could end up not having a career after coming out to speak like that.
However, he urged protesters to be peaceful in their protest because people expect them to mess up and use it against them.
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Fans react
John Boyega’s decision to lead the protest has in general attracted plaudits from several persons.
A lot of people praised his courage and referred to him as the ‘real deal.’