The protest, led by Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, was organized in response to the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown. Until she gives back all the stolen gold and diamonds from the Commonwealth and pays reparations, these are nothing more than warm words. [336] The Premier League, who were carrying the Black Lives Matter logo on their football shirts for the rest of the 201920 season, subsequently said that attempts by groups to hijack the cause to suit their own political ends are entirely unwelcome. [60] Since then, Black Lives Matter has embraced a diversity of tactics. Black Lives Matter 13 Guiding Principles Classroom Activity by Alexa Castile was driving a car with his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter as passengers when he was pulled over by Yanez and another officer. 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 . On the question of whether "Black Lives Matter" was mostly a movement or mostly a slogan, 46% of whites and 67% of blacks thought that it is mostly a movement. This bias is not seen when suspects were armed. They held themed signs that said 'Stop Killing Us' and 'Black Lives Matter,' and they chanted 'No justice, no peace.' Unapologetically Black Black Lives Matter all year! [20] Support remained widespread among black-American adults (up 1% to 87%). 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[382], In March 2016, Black Lives Matter helped organize the 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest that forced Trump to cancel the event. Across race and place, educators, parents and allies are coming together to ensure that every Black student and educator can live, grow and thrive with support, love and joy. Ortega, a New York City activist, helped organize over 40 Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the Empire State, a number of them at Washington Square Park. Schools across America implement BLM Week of Action that calls for Time Magazine salutes Black Lives Matter's transformation from "an organic uprising" to "organized blocs with specific demands" that attend to issues of police brutality and injustice. According to a September 2015 poll on race relations, nearly two-thirds of African Americans mostly agree with Black Lives Matter, while 30% of black Americans and 37% of white Americans do not have an opinion about Black Lives Matter. [314][315] Nine people were arrested in connection with the incident. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that primarily campaigns for issues related to racial justice. Black Lives Matter, though less prominent in the headlines of late, continues to be quite a growth story. [27] Activist DeRay McKesson has commented that the movement "encompasses all who publicly declare that black lives matter and devote their time and energy accordingly. [229] Arbery had been pursued and confronted by three white residents driving two vehicles, including a father and son who were armed. [18] A June 2020 Pew Research Center poll found that 67% of adult Americans expressed some support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The shooting led to BLM protests. According to Snopes, the website appears intended to discredit the BLM movement. The goal of Black Lives Matter at School is to spark an ongoing movement of critical reflection and honest conversation and impactful actions . Activists, including Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, asked both candidates for specific policy proposals to address deaths in police custody. BLM was formed in the United States in 2013 in response to the fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a man who was . Black Lives Matter has about 30 official chapters and by upholding their principles, new chapters can acquire a charter; the network is growing. Everything you need to know about Black Lives Matter UK [150], In July, BLM activists across the United States began protests over the death of Sandra Bland, an African-American woman, who was allegedly found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas. Hip hop artist and music producer Mazbou Q also called on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to condemn violence against black Americans. [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. "[359] Clinton had already met with Black Lives Matter representatives, and emphasized what she described as a more pragmatic approach to enacting change, stating "Look, I don't believe you change hearts. (2018). [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. 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. Restorative Justice 2. BLM Demands [153] In Newark, New Jersey, over a thousand BLM activists marched against police brutality, racial injustice, and economic inequality. [196], In the first half of July, there were at least 112 protests in 88 American cities. The Black Lives Matter Movement is guided by the following principles. "[239][240] Following protesters' demands for additional prosecutions, three other officers were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Zimmerman, a neighbourhood-watch volunteer, had seen Martin walking in his neighbourhood and called the police because he thought Martin looked suspicious. Although Zimmerman was told not to do anything, he followed Martin, got into an argument with him, and shot and killed him. But Black Lives Matter is simply the notion that the humanity of black people deserves to be respected and regarded with the . "[339], In September 2021, British businessman and philanthropist Ken Olisa revealed to Channel 4 that Elizabeth II and the British royal family are supporters of Black Lives Matter. [39] Members include the Black Lives Matter Network, the National Conference of Black Lawyers, and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. [321] The UK protests not only showed solidarity with U.S. protesters, but also commemorated black people who have died in the UK, with protesters chanting, carrying signs, and sharing social media posts with names of victims including Julian Cole,[322] Belly Mujinga,[323] Nuno Cardoso,[324] and Sarah Reed. [277], In July 2015, BLM protesters shut down Allen Road in Toronto, Ontario, protesting the shooting deaths of two black men in the metropolitan areaAndrew Loku and Jermaine Carbyat the hands of police. [261] Most recently, Judge Jerusha Adams blocked the release of video footage. Zimmerman remained free for weeks, but, as the shooting gained national attention, demonstrations demanding his prosecution were held in cities across the United States. Democracy at Northwestern University found that 82 percent of African Americans believe that the movement is at least moderately effective at achieving its stated goals, although 64 percent of the respondents believed that the movement would be more effective if it had a more centralized leadership structure. The first children's book to feature material from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, this beautiful picture book will engage hearts and minds as it as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement. [226][227][228], On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African-American man, was murdered while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia. [192][193] The Black Lives Matter network released a statement denouncing the shootings. [233] Protests were held in Louisville with calls for police reform. [163] In Sacramento, California, about eight hundred BLM protesters rallied to support a California State Senate bill that would increase police oversight. Following the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson and in response to BLM, the hashtag #BlueLivesMatter was created by supporters of the police. Diversity 5. [290][296], A new organization, named Afro Danish Collective, was announced in June 2020, with Roger Matthisen[da], former member of the Folketing for The Alternative, as spokesperson. The Ten-Point Manifesto of Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter's agenda is about more than race | The Hill [409] Professor Charles "Chip" Linscott said that "All Lives Matter" promotes the "erasure of structural anti-black racism and black social death in the name of formal and ideological equality and post-racial colorblindness". [76] BLM has also staged die-ins and held one during the 2015 Twin Cities Marathon.[77]. [143] In Madison, Wisconsin, BLM protested after the officer was not charged in the shooting of Tony Robinson. (2015). Law enforcement groups claim the chant promotes death to police. (+video)", "Black Dallas police officer sues Black Lives Matter on behalf of 'Christians, Jews and Caucasians,' others", "Can Black Lives Matter be sued? [72] The hashtag's usage has gained the attention of high-ranking politicians and has sometimes encouraged them to support the movement. "[474] Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, called "defund the police" a "bourgeois liberal" solution to racism. [260], A ruling made by the Supreme Court of Alabama continues to prevent most Police body camera footage including an incident of a Police dog killing a citizen in 2018 from being released to the public. [340] [267][268] In July 2016, a BLM rally was organized in Melbourne, Australia, which 3,500 people attended. The film is an official selection of the 24th Annual Pan African Film Festival. [367], In November 2015, a BLM protester was physically assaulted at a Donald Trump rally in Birmingham, Alabama. [27], While the vast majority of Democrats have voiced support for Black Lives Matter, few Republicans have done the same. 3. [310][311][312][313] On August 4, 2016, BLM protesters blocked London City Airport in London, England. Or it could be the fuzzily applied label used to describe a wide range of protests and conversations focused on racial inequality. However, PolitiFact noted that "Black Lives Matter has grown into a national anti-racism movement broadly supported by Americans, few of whom would identify themselves as Marxist. What this Black Lives Matter lawsuit will cost the movement - Los The Agenda of Black Lives Matter Is Far Different From the Slogan Following the murder of George Floyd, London protests took place in Trafalgar Square on May 31, Hyde Park on June 3, Parliament Square on June 6, and outside the US Embassy on June 7. The conference in Cleveland, Ohio initially attempted to "strategize ways for the Movement for Black Lives to hold law enforcement accountable for their actions on a national level". Amazon. Globalism 6. The protests began in the National Football League (NFL) after Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers sat during the anthem, as opposed to the tradition of standing, before his team's third preseason game of 2016. [45] This year long process ultimately resulted in the establishment of an organizational platform that articulates the goals, demands, and policies which the Movement for Black Lives supports in order to achieve the "liberation" of black communities across America. At the end of the peaceful protest, Micah Xavier Johnson opened fire in an ambush, killing five police officers and wounding seven others and two civilians. Black Lives Matter protests that began in the United States have spread to countries around the world. Divestment from the institutions that criminalize, cage and harm black people; and. [246] Black Lives Matter called to "defund the police", a slogan with varying interpretations from police abolition to divestment from police and prisons to reinvestment in social services in communities of color. [68] From July 2013 through May 1, 2018, the hashtag "#BlackLivesMatter" had been tweeted over 30million times, an average of 17,002 times per day. The name Black Lives Matter signals condemnation of the unjust killings of Black people by police (Black people are far more likely to be killed by police in the United States than white people) and the demand that society value the lives and humanity of Black people as much as it values the lives and humanity of white people. Suresome of BLM's principles are divisive. Setting a tone at the top is "vital" to making Black lives matter at work. The Black Lives Matter movement became an international phenomenon in 2020. Empathy 3. [241], Black Lives Matter organized rallies in the United States and worldwide[242] from May 30 onwards,[243][244] with protesters enacting Floyd's final moments, many lying down in streets and on bridges, yelling "I can't breathe," while others marched by the thousands, some carrying signs that read, "Tell your brother in blue, don't shoot""Who do you call when the murderer wears a badge?" The show featured more than 30 diverse multicultural artists on a theme exploring racial equality and justice. An Experimental Test. These principles commit the movement to empathy, loving engagement, and just action among its participants; affirm the importance of Black women, families, elders, and LGBTQ folk; and celebrate the strength and diversity of Black people in their communities and around the globe. [119], During the Labor Day weekend in August, Black Lives Matter organized a "Freedom Ride", that brought more than 500 African-Americans from across the United States into Ferguson, Missouri, to support the work being done on the ground by local organizations. 2019. We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories.". [100], A 2015 study by Cody Ross, UC Davis found "significant bias in the killing of unarmed black Americans relative to unarmed white Americans" by police. Local Black Lives Matter chapters are asked to commit to the organization's list of guiding principles but operate without a central structure or hierarchy. In 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement shook the world [461][462][454], In particular, high-profile academics have spoken out against the use of "diversity statements" in admission, hiring, and tenure decisions, including Jeffrey Flier, Dean of the Harvard Medical School,[463][464] and Abigail Thompson, Vice President of the American Mathematical Society.