A ray of sunshine falls on the Ark of Return Memorial, outside #UnitedNations Headquarters in #NYC. ⠀ ⠀ Designed by Rodney Leon, an American architect of Haitian descent, the Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade pays tribute to the courage of slaves, abolitionists and other unsung heroes. It's also an important reminder of the devastating and lingering consequences of the slave trade. ⠀ "The evil enterprise of enslavement lasted for over 400 years. Millions of African children, women, and men were trafficked across the Atlantic, ripped from their families and homelands – their communities torn apart, their bodies commodified, their humanity denied," said UN Secretary General antonioguterres on Friday's #RememberSlavery Day. On this day - and every day - we must #FightRacism and take a stand against all forms of discrimination and inequalities. ⠀ 📸: UN Visitors Service / MF Page #StandUp4HumanRights #GlobalGoals