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Maya Jama attends peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in London after the murder of George Floyd

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Maya Jama attended the peaceful protest held in London's Hyde Park in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday.Thousands of people gathered in the capital's park to peacefully voice their outrage over the senseless killing of American man George Floyd at the hands of policemen last week.

Following the social media blackout on Tuesday, Maya joined members of the public as they took to Hyde Park to protest.The former BBC Radio 1 presenter took to Instagram to share that she had taken to the park to join in with the movement.

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