Hundreds expected for Black Lives Matter rally in Sheffield
A rally later will bring hundreds together in solidarity with the black community in South Yorkshire.
Hundreds are expected in Sheffield city centre later to show solidarity with the black community in South Yorkshire.
The Black Lives Matter movement has come to the city - it was first established after killings of American black men by police officers but the organisers say it's to change attitudes here in South Yorkshire too.
Mushiba Mate's one of the group behind the event - she says it's something that needs to be tackled:
"When I moved here I experienced racism myself at such a young age which I don't think anyone should. A woman just came up to me saying that 'you're ruining this country, you shouldn't be here'. It was really tough growing up cos everyone thinks you're nothing, you're insignificant. But your life is worth something - I was really let down by that, thinking I wasn't as great as them."
Over 1000 people are attending the event of Facebook - with another 1000 'interested'.
The march will start at 4.30 at Devonshire Green and travel to City Hall where there'll be speeches form the BME community.
Another organiser, Abdullah Okud, told Hallam it's an important event:
"I'm a university student - when I go to uni, there are people that at the start of the year they have the ideology about you - they already have that stereotype. And when they get to know you later on in the year they'll be like, I didn't think this, I didn't think that. And it's because of where they come from."
"This rally brings everyone together - it doesn't matter what colour you are, as long as you know that black lives actually matter. For those who say all lives matter - yes obviously all lives matter, but at the moment the ones who are targeted, mainly, are black lives."
The Black Lives Matter rally is the latest in a number of similar events across the globe - in response to high profile killings of American black men like Trayvon Martin.
Organiser Ross Walcott says the issues are just as relevant here in South Yorkshire:
"Sheffield - our community - needs to come together and just figure things out because black lives have to matter to black people and the black community while we're still alive. We can't wait for a funeral to start talking about black lives matter. We have to look within ourselves and think what can we do as a community to rebuild ourselves to make people feel like we matter."