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Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Politics
Robbie Gramer, Robbie Gramer

Blinken Authorizes U.S. Embassies Worldwide to Display BLM Flags

Protesters gather during a Black Lives Matter protest that started in front of the U.S Embassy in Vienna, Austria, on June 5, 2020. Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has authorized U.S. embassies around the world to fly Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags and banners, according to an internal cable reviewed by Foreign Policy, as part of the administration’s response to the one-year anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd that sparked international outrage and a nationwide reckoning on systemic racism.

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