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BLM’s 7 Demands. 1. Convict and ban Trump from future political office: We are joining Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Cori Bush, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and others who are demanding Trump be immediately convicted in the United States Senate. Trump must also be banned from holding elected office in the future.
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 seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.
May 23, 2024 · Black Lives Matter (BLM), international social movement, formed in the United States in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality. 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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 12, 2021 · Black Lives Matter is a phrase, and notably a hashtag, used to highlight racism, discrimination and inequality experienced by black people. Its use grew in the US after high-profile killings by ...
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- Adina Campbell
Nov 13, 2015 · As a protest against violence toward African-Americans, Black Lives Matter burst onto the national scene just two years ago. But according to Harvard scholars, it is a movement that has historical roots that go back more than 300 years. “Violence against black lives began when slave ships brought black people to America,” said Evelyn Brooks ...
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Nov 30, 2020 · Now the three women who founded the movement have told the BBC they believe it has transformed politics. "Black people alongside our allies stood up to change the course of history and we won ...
Jul 9, 2020 · Black Lives Matter: From social media post to global movement. 9 July 2020. By Aleem Maqbool,BBC News. 'I feel like Black Lives Matter has become a trend'. A slogan chanted by tens of thousands ...
