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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 ...
On 7 June, about 7000 people gathered in Hamilton to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. [245] Protesters took a knee and also observed a minute of silence for Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, a young black mother who was first reported missing in April and is now suspected to have been murdered. [245]
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 ...
During the 2023 Israel-Hamas war the response from Black Americans was divided. While Black Lives Matter Chicago displayed strong support to the Palestinians, [11] the National Newspaper Publishers Association declared they "firmly in solidarity with Israel." [12]
A protester holds up a large black power raised fist in the middle of the crowd that gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City for a Black Lives Matter Protest spurred by the death of George Floyd.
The city of Seattle experienced protests over the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and 2021. Beginning on May 29, 2020, demonstrators took to the streets throughout the city for marches and sit-ins, often of a peaceful nature but which also devolved into riots. Participants expressed opposition to systemic racism, police brutality and violence ...
Two Al Jazeera correspondents were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, sparking condemnation from advocacy groups and highlighting the dangers for ...