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The murder of George Floyd sparked a wave of activism for the Black Lives Matter movement that renewed calls for social justice reform and the end of systemic racism, and included declarations of support from various corporations; [2] [3] according to TIME Magazine, James wanted to "find a way that companies could make a tangible change," and "from there, the 15 Percent Pledge was born."
The acronym BIPOC, referring to "black, indigenous, and people of color", first appeared in the 2010s. By June 2020, it had become more prevalent on the internet, as racial justice awareness grew in the US in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. The term aims to emphasize the historic oppression of black and indigenous people.
Frederick Douglass used a "protection paper" of a free black sailor to escape. He said: It was the custom in the State of Maryland to require of the free colored people to have what were called free papers. This instrument they were required to renew very often, and by charging a fee for this writing, considerable sums from time to time were ...
The third annual event, originally called BIPOC Fest in 2021 before expanding last year, will again be held in the Vida Cantina parking lot at 2456 Lafayette Road in Portsmouth. The festival is ...
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The term "person of color" (pl.: people of color or persons of color; abbreviated POC) [1] is primarily used to describe any person who is not considered "white".In its current meaning, the term originated in, and is primarily associated with, the United States; however, since the 2010s, it has been adopted elsewhere in the Anglosphere (often as person of colour), including relatively limited ...
The 2023 New England BIPOC Festival was held at Vida Cantina in Portsmouth. On Sunday, the festival's fourth annual event is moving to Strawbery Banke Museum after more than doubling in size.