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Ayọ Tometi (born August 15, 1984), formerly known as Opal Tometi, is an American human rights activist, writer, strategist, and community organizer. [2] She is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter (BLM). [3]
Erica Garner, civil rights and Black Lives Matter activist [21] Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement; Ernest Green, civil rights activist, part of the Little Rock Nine; Fred Gray, civil rights lawyer; Shields Green, abolitionist; Dick Gregory, civil rights activist; Vicki Garvin, civil rights activist
The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in response to the acquittal of the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Gunned ...
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.
How did Black Lives Matter begin? 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 ...
Ayo Edebiri: Big Mouth: Missy Foreman-Greenwald Jun 24, 2020 [f] Slate, a white and Jewish actress, announced that she would no longer play the half-black character Missy Forman-Greenwald. The role went to Ayo Edebiri starting with the Season 4 episode, "Sorority House", with Edebiri first voicing Missy's "Mirror Self" in the same episode.
There’s a shirt that depicts three clenched fists raised in solidarity on sale at the Black Lives Matter store, and the enduring symbol is echoed in the organization’s mission statement ...
The Strike for Black Lives was a mass walkout that occurred throughout the United States on July 20, 2020. Occurring during the George Floyd protests, the main goals of the strike were to draw attention to systemic racism and racial inequality in the United States, with additional goals including a raising of the minimum wage in the United States, stronger protections for unionizing, and ...