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Campt adds that another smart tactic is asking if All Lives Matter puts a spotlight on the particular problems that have resulted in Black people having shorter life expectancies, fewer resources ...
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 aims to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.
He was a cousin of Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Anderson was restrained due to suspicion of a hit-and-run and driving under the influence following a traffic collision and due to a witness testimony of an individual attempting to get in their car without their permission. Police ordered Anderson to sit down ...
"I can't breathe" is a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the last words of Eric Garner, an unarmed man who was killed in 2014 after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer.
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.
Three years after a protester was fatally hit by a car during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle, the person responsible agreed to a plea deal on Thursday.
As the day progressed, more people came to demonstrate against Floyd's murder. Hundreds of people, [248] [249] [233] [250] then marched to the 3rd Precinct of the Minneapolis Police. [233] Participants used posters and slogans with phrases such as "Justice for George", "I can't breathe", and "Black Lives Matter". [251]
July 5: In Indianapolis, 24-year old Jessica Doty Whitaker was killed after she, her fiancé, and two other friends got into an argument with another group of people regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. [109] The argument between the two armed groups allegedly began when someone in Whitaker's group used a slang version of the "N-word."