George Floyd, the black man killed in police custody in the US, has become a rallying cry for equality and justice in some of the largest protests against racism since the 1960s.
Protestors have chanted his name for 13 days and his face has been painted in murals from Syria to Belfast.
But other names too have been on the lips of protesters, in particular that of Breonna Taylor, a health worker shot eight times by police who entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky on 13 March.
Activists are calling on people to "Say Her Name" as part of a movement to remember black women who have not attracted the same attention as other cases.
On Friday, when Ms Taylor would have turned 27, mourners gathered for a vigil in Louisville and people shared birthday messages on social media writing, "you should have been here to celebrate".
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