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On June 2 and June 3, hundreds of protesters marched in Calabasas in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit to support racial justice. [14] The large crowd chanted "Black Lives Matter", "Hands up, don't shoot", and "Say their names" while subsequently listing African-Americans killed by police.
Alicia Garza's Facebook post on July 13, 2013, responsible for sparking the Black Lives Matter movement With Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors, Garza birthed the Black Lives Matter hashtag. She is credited with inspiring the slogan when, after the July 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, she posted on Facebook: "I continue to be surprised at how little ...
A Black Lives Matter die-in over rail tracks, protesting alleged police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 20, 2015) Black Lives Matter ( BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement [ 1][ 2] that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.
The phrase Black Lives Matter was born out of a Facebook post from Alicia Garza after the July 13, 2013, acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman shot ...
“As we write, Israel has killed more than 8,000 Palestinians in Gaza – including 3,300 children. Over 20,000 people are injured,” the letter read.
George Floyd protests Part of the United States racial unrest (2020–present) and the Black Lives Matter movement Clockwise from top: Protesters in Minneapolis where George Floyd was murdered and the unrest began Police and National Guard at a protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bystanders and firefighters at a torched street in Minneapolis Protest near the Multnomah County Justice Center ...
Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah protests at City Hall on Jan. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. An attorney for Abdullah has filed a lawsuit against the city. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
v. t. e. ) In 2020, a series of protests took place in California related to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody. On May 31, 2020, the California Department of Human Resources advised "all state departments with offices in downtown city areas" to close on June 1.