BLACK LIVES MATTER

The History…

‘Black Lives Matter’ is a movement that is fuelled by injustice, a community that campaigns against systematic violence and racism against black people.

The movement massively took off in 2013, through the use of the hashtag #blacklivesmatter, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Travyon Martin in February 2012. People were encouraged to tell their stories, let their voices be heard and share solidarity. (BLM’s #WhatMatters2020 – Black Lives Matter, 2020)

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The issues…

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‘Black Lives Matter’ uses both physical and digital protests to shine a light on the issues they fight for. The tactic is to make the viewer feel uncomfortable enough to address the issue. Although this movement is one aimed to fight for those who are being treated with injustice there are some counter hashtags including #AllLivesMatter, saying that we cannot categorise ourselves into specific groups. Another hashtag that has been used is #BlueLivesMatter which is used to express support for the police.

“we’ve committed to struggling together and to imagining and creating a world free of anti-Blackness, where every Black person has the social, economic, and political power to thrive.”

(BLM’s #WhatMatters2020 – Black Lives Matter, 2020)

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Want to further your understanding and explore black lives matter in more detail? Here are some great accounts to follow and engage with.

Top accounts to follow on instagram…

1) https://www.instagram.com/blklivesmatter/
2) https://www.instagram.com/legallyblackuk/?utm_source=ig_embed
3) https://www.instagram.com/aaron___philip/
4) https://www.instagram.com/kinfolknetwork/
5) https://www.instagram.com/ynotkeeb/?utm_source=ig_embed
6) https://www.instagram.com/mayasworld/?utm_source=ig_embed

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Get involved…

Pledge to vote – https://blacklivesmatter.com/pledge-to-vote/

Register to vote – https://blacklivesmatter.com/register-to-vote/

Sign up for updates – https://blacklivesmatter.com/sign-up-for-updates/

Donate- https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

References…

Black Lives Matter. 2020. BLM’s #Whatmatters2020 – Black Lives Matter. [online] Available at: <https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-matters-2020/&gt; [Accessed 1 April 2020].

En.wikipedia.org. 2020. Black Lives Matter. [online] Available at: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter&gt; [Accessed 6 April 2020].

Google.com. 2020. [online] Available at: <https://www.google.com/search?q=black+lives+matter&sxsrf=ALeKk03qfiQq86iEcKTTk149pksGaRaG6A:1586878164519&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjf6rDqnejoAhWJfMAKHYxtC4gQ_AUoAXoECBkQAw&biw=1440&bih=821#imgrc=m1AyGvJFq1DxXM&gt; [Accessed 14 April 2020].

Commons.wikimedia.org. 2020. File:Black Lives Matter Protest.Jpg – Wikimedia Commons. [online] Available at: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Lives_Matter_protest.jpg&gt; [Accessed 14 April 2020].

World Economic Forum. 2020. The Black Lives Matter Movement Explained. [online] Available at: <https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/08/black-lives-matter-movement-explained/&gt; [Accessed 14 April 2020].