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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 ...
Kenya: . Nairobi: . Dozens of people protested peacefully outside the US Embassy on 2 June. [6] [7] Protesters also criticized Kenyan police over "extrajudicial killings and use of unnecessary force when enforcing Covid-19 rules" and accused the embassy of implied approval of American police brutality by remaining silent during the protests in the states.
September 20, Jerusalem: a letter addressed to an Israeli official exploded in a post office, injuring a postal worker. September 20, Australia: five letter bombs addressed to Israeli officials were discovered. September 21, Barranquilla, Colombia: a threat against an American firm is made on behalf of Black September.
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 ...
Public outrage against Israel’s conduct in the assault in Gaza, which reached an inflection point this spring with mass arrests on campuses across the country, has now spread to Corporate America.
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.
Compton post office renamed for local Vietnam War hero who saved lives of fellow Marines. Daniel Miller. August 8, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Marine veteran Charles Cook Jr., left, who served in the Vietnam ...
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 ...