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But protest organiser and student Jean Kitenge, 25, feels race "definitely" played a part in Mr Dia's death.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Kitenge said that at Belgian universities, it is common for students to be subjected to "humiliation" as part of society initiations, but some are subjected to more extreme treatment than others.

"Everyone gets humiliation independently of their colour, but some people have some remarks which are not given to others," Mr Kitenge, president of the youth branch of the French speaking DéFI party, said.

Lutumba had moved her family to Seattle less than a year earlier, having picked the city for its tech industry and the chance to give her children more opportunities, said her cousin, Christian Kitenge Tshomba.

A tour of the space took in a recording studio festooned with colorful kitenge fabrics, bedrooms for musicians on paid residencies and a balcony with overflowing ashtrays where the musicians hang out in the evening.