GEORGE FLOYD: I can`t breathe, man. Please, please, let me stand.....

<p>Thousands around the world protest George Floyd's death in global display of solidarity<b>(CNN)</b>Protesters have marched in the US for <a href="https://cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-06-01-20/index.html">six consecutive nights</a> over the death of <a href="https://cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/george-floyd-trnd/index.html">George Floyd</a> at the hands of a police officer. Their anger over the killing of the unarmed black man has now spread worldwide. Over the weekend demonstrators gathered in London, Berlin and Auckland, among other cities, to protest against police brutality in solidarity with the US crowds. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/world/george-floyd-global-protests-intl/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/world/george-floyd-global-protests-intl/index.html</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Stars from across the pop music spectrum, including Billie Eilish, Jay-Z, Ariana Grande and more have used their sizeable platforms to support protesters and condemn police brutality, in the wake of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-observer-view-on-the-killing-of-george-floyd">killing of George Floyd</a> and other black Americans. Eilish, 18, wrote <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzwncfFm7G/">a lengthy post on Instagram</a> to her 63m followers, castigating those who use the phrase “all lives matter” in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. “No-one is saying your life doesn’t matter. No-one is saying your life is not hard … This is not about you,” she wrote. “Society gives you privilege just for being white … we have to address hundreds of years of oppression of black people. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/01/billie-eilish-jay-z-and-more-voice-solidarity-with-george-floyd-protesters">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/01/billie-eilish-jay-z-and-more-voice-solidarity-with-george-floyd-protesters</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have come out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement,