In August, several professional athletes began participating in National Anthem protests. ", Black Lives Matter protested the shooting of Jocques Clemmons which occurred in Nashville, Tennessee on February 10, 2017. The Black Lives Matter movement is a response to the increasing views that racism is a growing social problem in the U.S. (and world), but others, particularly conservatives and Republicans, cite a plethora of examples of how racial equality has been increasing in recent years. In September, BLM protested the shooting deaths by police officers of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina. In February and March 2018, as part of its social justice focus, First Unitarian Church Church of Richmond, Virginia in Richmond, Virginia presented its Second Annual Black Lives Matter Art Exhibition. But it's hard for me to get behind Black Lives Matter", "Real change or symbolism? [274] Miguel Otvio Santana da Silva was under the watch of the white boss of his mother when he fell off the balcony of a building. Zimmerman remained free for weeks, but, as the shooting gained national attention, demonstrations demanding his prosecution were held in cities across the United States. [19] However, its popularity had declined considerably in September of the same year, when another Pew Research Center poll showed that its overall approval ratings among all American adults had gone down by 12 percentage points to 55%, and that 45% of whites, 66% of Hispanics and 69% of Asians now approved of it. [292][293] Other controversies included Srensen refusing to co-host a demonstration with Amnesty International because their employees were white,[294] and illegally raising money, while calling the missing fundraising permit peaceful "civil disobedience". Protesters later booed O'Malley when he stated "Black lives matter. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. [317][318] According to Patrick Vernon, BLM's start in the UK in 2016 was not met with respect. The Queen sits on a throne made from colonial plunder. The Black Lives Matter Movement is guided by the following principles. [185], On July 6, Philando Castile was fatally shot by Jeronimo Yanez, a St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer, after being pulled over in Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul. Black Lives Matter activist Alicia Garza describes the movement as "a response to the anti-Black racism that permeates our society and also, unfortunately, our movements.". [247] In 2020, NPR reported that the Washington D.C. Black Lives Matter chapter's demands were defunding the police, halting the construction of new jails, decriminalizing sex work, removing police from schools, exonerating protesters and abolishing cash bail in Maryland. [21][22][23], The phrase "Black Lives Matter" can refer to a Twitter hashtag, a slogan, a social movement, a political action committee,[24] or a loose confederation of groups advocating for racial justice. In 2015, the Black Lives Matter movement launched Campaign Zero, a group lobbying for changes to policies and laws on federal, state and local levels. The goal of Black Lives Matter at School is to spark an ongoing movement of critical reflection and honest conversation and impactful actions . [54][55], Politico reported in 2015 that the Democracy Alliance, a gathering of Democratic-Party donors, planned to meet with leaders of several groups who were endorsing the Black Lives Matter movement. "[343], In October 2021, The Guardian and The Times reported that a covert police unit in South Wales attempted to recruit a Black Lives Matter protester to be an informant and supply further information about far-right activists who had marched in support of Black Lives Matter. ". Black Lives Matter: From social media post to global movement How Black Lives Matter went from a hashtag to a global rallying cry The three men arrested were young and white, and observers called them white supremacists. This article is about the decentralized social movement. Restorative Justice 2. [196], In the first half of July, there were at least 112 protests in 88 American cities. What We Believe: A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book On Thursday, activists from the 26 official chapters of Black Lives Matter sued their sister nonprofit, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, alleging mismanagement,. "The Superhero Photographs of the Black Lives Matter Movement". Far from being anti-religious, faith and spirituality run deep in Black Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [40] Endorsed by groups such as Color of Change, Race Forward, Brooklyn Movement Center, PolicyLink, Million Women March Cleveland, and ONE DC,[41] the coalition receives communications and tactical support from an organization named Blackbird. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. "[442] The Pew Research Center reported that "[m]ost Americans express[ed] support for the Black Lives Matter movement" during this period. Such differences have been the subject of scholarly literature. An analysis of #BlackLivesMatter and other Twitter hashtags related to political or social issues", Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, "#BlackLivesMatter surges on Twitter after George Floyd's death", "4. Premier League players' names will be replaced on the back . Druke, Galen, Clare Malone, Perry Bacon Jr., and Nate Silver. They formed BLM after George Zimmerman, a man of German and Peruvian descent, was acquitted on charges stemming from his fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager, in Sanford, Florida, in February 2012. [401][402] Public and academic debate at large has arisen over the structure and tactics used. [73], In 2020, users of the popular app TikTok noticed that the app seemed to be shadow banning posts about BLM or recent police killings of black people. [426], The Anti-Defamation League reports numerous attempts to spread disinformation about BLM, citing as examples mid-June 2020 posts "featuring a sticker instructing people to 'kill a white on sight' spread on Facebook and Twitter. The BLM protests in New Zealand attracted criticism from Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters for violating the country's COVID-19 pandemic social distancing regulations banning mass gatherings of over 100 people. "They have had a tremendous achievement in raising global awareness and consciousness about racial . [190] Before he died, according to police, Johnson said that "he was upset about Black Lives Matter", and that "he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. I voted my entire life, and those votes did not convict the killers of Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray or Michael Brown". [169] A continuous protest was organized at the Minneapolis 4th Precinct Police. [183], On July 5, Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot several times at point-blank range while pinned to the ground by two white Baton Rouge Police Department officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In response, Trump said, "maybe he should have been roughed up because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing. Garner's death has been cited as one of several police killings of African Americans that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. [216], In the same month Virginia Commonwealth University's James Branch Cabell Library focused on a month-long schedule of events relating to African-American history[217] and showed photos from the church's "Black Lives Matter" exhibition on its outdoor screen. [27], On Wikipedia, a WikiProject dedicated to coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement was created in June 2020. The Black Lives Matter movement was founded by three women and has a largely community-centered leadership model, which Harris referred to as a "participatory democracy." It more closely. In 2013, three female Black organizers Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi created a Black-centered political will and movement building project called Black Lives Matter. "[239][240] Following protesters' demands for additional prosecutions, three other officers were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. That was a single day in more than a month of protests . diversity summit", "Black Lives Matter protests also affect Indigenous people", "Q&A: Founder of Black Lives Matter in Canada explains the call to defund police", "Indigenous and Black people in Canada share social exclusion and collective outrage", "En ny shitstorm har skabt forvirring om, hvad Black Lives Matter Denmark str for historien om bevgelsen begynder i 2016", "Black Lives Matter fr en midtsgende konkurrent", "Kritikken hagler ned over Black Lives Matter-talskvinde: Bevgelsen bliver forplumret med hendes budskaber", "Criticism raining down on BLM Denmark spokesperson", "Black Lives Matter i Danmark i voldsomt angreb: Amnesty International er en helt, helt hvid organisation", "Black Lives Matter Denmark indsamler penge ulovligt: "Det er sdan, civil ulydighed ser ud! The UK-held protests marked the fifth anniversary of the shooting death of Mark Duggan. [274] The slogan "Black Lives Matter" was translated to "Vidas Negras Importam" in Portuguese. [143] In Madison, Wisconsin, BLM protested after the officer was not charged in the shooting of Tony Robinson. [368], In February 2016, two Black Lives Matter activists protested at a private fundraiser for Clinton about statements she made in 1996 in which she referred to young people as "super-predators". Black Villages 12. [205] During a post-game interview he explained his position stating, "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. While Black Lives Matter in all of its glory, rhetoric, and political praxis very much disrupts anti-black publics, its living legacy as a contemporary political movement can be traced to . "Post-Ferguson: A 'Herstorical' Approach to Black Violability". [201], In Randallstown, Maryland, near Baltimore, on August 1, police officers shot and killed Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old African-American woman, also shooting and injuring her son. [383][384] Four individuals were arrested and charged in the incident; two were "charged with felony aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest", one was "charged with two misdemeanor counts of resisting and obstructing a peace officer", and the fourth "was charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting and obstructing a peace officer". They. The text mimics a 1919 Italian Fascist Manifesto, modified to relate to racial injustice. [57] The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, one of the main organizations coordinating organizing and mobilization efforts across the Black Lives Matter network, reported raising $90 million in 2020, including a substantial number of individual donations online, with an average donation of $30.76. Later, in 2015, protesters and journalists who participated in that rally filed a lawsuit alleging "unconstitutional police attacks" on attendees. [20] Support remained widespread among black-American adults (up 1% to 87%). I believe you change laws". Black Lives Matter began with a social media hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin . [189], On July 7, a BLM protest was held in Dallas, Texas that was organized to protest the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. What is Black Lives Matter and what are the aims? 3 ways leaders can make Black lives matter in the workplace [414][415][416], Criticized by the ACLU and others, the movement inspired a state law in Louisiana that made it a hate crime to target police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service personnel. In May 2020, in addition to police, 43,350 military troops were deployed against Black Lives Matter protesters nationally. [170][171] Later that month a march was organized to honor Jamar Clark, from the 4th Precinct to downtown Minneapolis. Analyses of Officer-Involved Fatal Shootings in 20152016", "Racial Disparities in Police Use of Deadly Force Against Unarmed Individuals Persist After Appropriately Benchmarking Shooting Data on Violent Crime Rates", "An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force", "Officer characteristics and racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings", "Retraction for Johnson et al., Officer characteristics and racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings", "Resolution of apparent paradoxes in the race-specific frequency of use-of-force by police", "The statistical paradox of police killings", "Experts weigh in on National Guard monitoring protests", "Capitol Police response to rioters draws claims of racist double standards", "Racial Double Standard of Capitol Police Draws Outcry", "Look at the Capitol Hill rioters. All books featured in the book lists are by Black authors and/or illustrators and exemplify the principles of the Black Lives Matter movement. (2015). "We are trained Marxists. [279], In June 2016, Black Lives Matter was selected by Pride Toronto as the honored group in that year's Pride parade, during which they staged a sit-in to block the parade from moving forward for approximately half an hour.