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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 the movement gain so much power? The BLM movement raised more than $90 million in 2020 and saw up to 26 million supporters join in protests, making it the largest movement in U.S. history. Dr.
BLM (law firm), U.K. and Ireland (1997–2022) Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation , a U.S.-based non-profit (formed 2013) Bureau of Land Management , a U.S. federal government agency (formed 1946)
George Floyd protests Part of the United States racial unrest (2020–2023) 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 in ...
Whether you call it the clenched fist, Black Power fist, BLM fist, or solidarity fist, one thing is clear: it’s used as a symbol of Black pride, solidarity, and dedication to fighting injustice.
On May 31, around 1,000 people gathered in Birmingham in a protest that ended in vandalism and a state of emergency being declared. [17] On June 1, over 1,000 protesters rallied near the courthouse in Huntsville and police fired tear gas on protesters. [18]
(The national BLM has made clear it does not support Trump.) The same day, the PAC released a statement on its own, telling the public that Fisher has nothing to do with its group.
[68] An aerial photo [69] and footage of the capital with numerous fires spread online and internationally, with headlines in the U.K. such as "Washington DC in flames as protesters start fires near White House." [70] The Toronto Star published an article titled "American cities on edge as fires burn near the White House amid protests."