Hundreds of people have gathered in Cardiff city centre which is the first time a mass gathering has been seen in the city for months while lockdown remains in place.
The gathering of people was part of the Black Lives Matter protest which has been held in solidarity with events in Manchester, London, Berlin, Toronto and across America.
Those who took part met outside Cardiff Castle at 1pm on Sunday where they were urged to socially distance and wear masks. Those who thought they may be at risk were urged to stay at home.
Black Lives Matter is a movement that campaigns against violence and systemic racism against black people and has been running since 2013. The movement campaigns against police brutality and deaths of black Americans by police actions.
See the protests in Trafalgar Square
The current protests have been ongoing in America following the death of black Minnesota man, George Floyd, after police officer Derek Chauvin held a knee to his neck.
Genuine protests have been marred by ongoing violence and looting across America and huge demonstrations have taken place in at least 30 cities.
Cardiff local Dan Mitchell joined in the protest on Sunday afternoon and was moved by the event which had a positive feeling, he said: "This is such an emotive issue, it really affected me, even though as a straight, white man, I’m extremely privileged. While I’ve not experienced any bias in my life, everyone was there for the same reason-they know something is wrong with society."
The museum facilitator added that the speakers in attendance passionately shared their message and the social distancing was managed well. "The speakers, who only had a little loudhailer, were passionate, angry, sad, at the injustices that have happened and keep happening around the world. With those sort of emotions, it would be easy to become an angry mob but the positive spirit of the protesters kept things focused. It was hard to maintain social distancing but the hundreds of protesters managed it well and with solidarity."
Curfews have been defied in many areas as Los Angeles has been declared a state of emergency by its governor Gavin Newsom.
Criminal charges were filed on Friday against white police officer Chauvin, 44, who has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
