[298], On June 6, 2020, tens of thousands of people gathered across Germany to support the Black Lives Matter movement. [393][394], The United States population's perception of Black Lives Matter has varied consistently and considerably by race. As a global organization that prides itself on the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, CRL is dedicated to helping the stories of marginalized people be told and their voices be heard, while supporting the ideals of the Black Lives Matter movement. We seek to expand student understanding of these principles through the week of action. The Black Lives Matter Movement is guided by the following principles. and "Justice for George Floyd. At one point the National Guard was called in and a state of emergency was declared. Conversely, white people interact with police more rarely, and often for more serious crimes such as shootings, where police are more likely to use force. By organizing protests, providing . Globally, they threaten America's longstanding, if uneven, role as the world's leading champion of universal human rights. Added to this growing list of charges is that it is either irreligious or doing. Glenn Loury,[457] This is where a lot . [314][315] Nine people were arrested in connection with the incident. [200] After the shooting, hundreds marched in Chicago, Illinois. (+video)", "Black Dallas police officer sues Black Lives Matter on behalf of 'Christians, Jews and Caucasians,' others", "Can Black Lives Matter be sued? [107] They are more likely to be stopped for more petty crimes or for no crime at all. [129], In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, BLM protested the police shooting of Dontre Hamilton, who died in April. Political slogans used during demonstrations include the eponymous "Black Lives Matter", "Hands up, don't shoot" (a later discredited reference attributed to Michael Brown[78]), "I can't breathe"[79][80] (referring to Eric Garner and later George Floyd), "White silence is violence",[81] "No justice, no peace",[82][83] and "Is my son next? BLM UK is a coalition of Black activists that came together in 2016 in response to police brutality in the US and the UK. Period." [27], While the vast majority of Democrats have voiced support for Black Lives Matter, few Republicans have done the same. "[442] The Pew Research Center reported that "[m]ost Americans express[ed] support for the Black Lives Matter movement" during this period. "[451], Some black civil rights leaders such as Cecil "Chip" Murray, Najee Ali, and Earl Ofari Hutchinson have criticized the tactics[which?] [301] The movement has been met with some backlash in the country, notably on the internet,[302] where some users criticized tennis player Naomi Osaka after she encouraged people to join a Black Lives Matter march in the city of Osaka. However, PolitiFact noted that "Black Lives Matter has grown into a national anti-racism movement broadly supported by Americans, few of whom would identify themselves as Marxist. While Jeff Bezos is no saint, he's far from the worst tech billionaire out there. [274] Protests continued throughout 2020 and were renewed at the end of the year after supermarket security guards beat 40-year-old welder Joo Alberto Silveira Freitas to death in Porto Alegre. [406] NFL cornerback Richard Sherman supports the All Lives Matter message, saying "I stand by what I said that All Lives Matter and that we are human beings. "We actually do have an ideological frame [work]," Cullors said of her organization. [125][126], Also in November, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer. Black Lives Matter at School. ", "How to Distinguish Between Antifa, White Supremacists, and Black Lives Matter. [450], Some conservatives have accused Black Lives Matter of being a Marxist movement based on a comment by one of its co-founders saying that she and another co-founder "are trained Marxists." [439], According to an analysis by The Guardian of statistics collected by the US Crisis Monitor, during most of 2020 "US law enforcement agencies have used teargas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and beatings at a much higher percentage at Black Lives Matter demonstrations than at pro-Trump or other rightwing protests",[440] regardless of whether the protest was violent or peaceful. In the five short years since #Black LivesMatter arrived on the scene thanks to the creative genius of Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometti the push for Black liberation from . [137] Charley Leundeu Keunang, a 43-year-old Cameroonian national, was fatally shot by Los Angeles Police Department officers. One of the "guiding principles" of Black Lives Matter states: "We are committed todoing the work required to dismantle cis-gender privilege and uplift Black trans folk" {mosads}Another. According to Acton, the founding principles of BLM include a guaranteed minimum income for all black people, free health care, free schooling, free food, free real estate, gender reassignment. [313] In September 2020, the group changed its official name to Black Liberation Movement UK and became legally registered as a community benefit society. The popularity of Black Lives Matter has shifted over time. At the end of the peaceful protest, Micah Xavier Johnson opened fire in an ambush, killing five police officers and wounding seven others and two civilians. In May 2020, in addition to police, 43,350 military troops were deployed against Black Lives Matter protesters nationally. Joe Biden, who ran against Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, supported Black Lives Matter. Corrections? Garner's death has been cited as one of several police killings of African Americans that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. [425] "White Lives Matter" movements have also been present in European football, with instances of corresponding banners being raised at stadiums in the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. [26], Also in August, Los Angeles Police Department officers shot and killed Ezell Ford; BLM protested his death in Los Angeles into 2015. BLM was cofounded in 2013 as an online movement (using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media) by three Black community organizersPatrisse Khan-Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi. The chapters are affiliated with the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, a nonprofit civil rights organization that is active in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. 13 Principles - School of Education & Human Development [383][384] Four individuals were arrested and charged in the incident; two were "charged with felony aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest", one was "charged with two misdemeanor counts of resisting and obstructing a peace officer", and the fourth "was charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting and obstructing a peace officer". Auckland organizer Mahlete Tekeste, African-American expatriate Kainee Simone, and sportsperson Israel Adesanya compared racism, mass incarceration, and police violence against African Americans to the over-representation of Mori and Pacific Islanders in New Zealand prisons, the controversial armed police response squad trials, and existing racism against minorities in New Zealand including the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings. "What Kind of Movement is Black Lives Matter? Time Magazine salutes Black Lives Matter's transformation from "an organic uprising" to "organized blocs with specific demands" that attend to issues of police brutality and injustice. An Experimental Test. "[361][362], A week after the first Democratic primary debate was held in Las Vegas, BLM launched a petition targeted at the DNC and its chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz demanding more debates, and "specifically for a #BlackLivesMatter themed Presidential debate. [250] At the end of 2020, approximately $8 million of the city's $179 million police budget was reallocated for violence prevention pilot programs, and was considered the type of incremental reform that activists and politicians had earlier denounced. [452][453], Some academics, including John McWhorter,[454] John Ellis,[455] The View from Twitter. Zimmerman, a neighbourhood-watch volunteer, had seen Martin walking in his neighbourhood and called the police because he thought Martin looked suspicious. Although Zimmerman was told not to do anything, he followed Martin, got into an argument with him, and shot and killed him. [180] BLM held protests, community meetings, teach-ins, and direct actions across the country with the goal of "reclaim[ing] the radical legacy of Martin Luther King Jr."[181], In February, Abdullahi Omar Mohamed, a 17-year-old Somali refugee, was shot and injured by Salt Lake City, Utah, police after allegedly being involved in a confrontation with another person. [430][431][432][433], According to scholars, Russian operatives associated with the Internet Research Agency have engaged in a sustained campaign to simultaneously promote the Black Lives Matter movement as well as to oppose it. Her boyfriend called 911 and said, "someone kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend". According to a 2018 study, "Black Lives Matter protests are more likely to occur in localities where more black people have previously been killed by police. [246] Black Lives Matter called to "defund the police", a slogan with varying interpretations from police abolition to divestment from police and prisons to reinvestment in social services in communities of color. Black Lives Matter and the Paradoxes of U.S. Black Politics: From Democratic Sacrifice to Democratic Repair. Protesters later booed O'Malley when he stated "Black lives matter. [282] The protest, led by Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, was organized in response to the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown. [62][63][64] Despite this, opponents have falsely portrayed the movement as violent. [277], In July 2015, BLM protesters shut down Allen Road in Toronto, Ontario, protesting the shooting deaths of two black men in the metropolitan areaAndrew Loku and Jermaine Carbyat the hands of police. In February and March 2018, as part of its social justice focus, First Unitarian Church Church of Richmond, Virginia in Richmond, Virginia presented its Second Annual Black Lives Matter Art Exhibition. 13.8: 14.4: Nonpoor: 2.7: 2.4: 2.5 . In 2015, the Black Lives Matter movement launched Campaign Zero, a group lobbying for changes to policies and laws on federal, state and local levels. These principles commit the movement to empathy, loving engagement, and just action among its participants; affirm the importance of Black women, families, elders, and LGBTQ folk; and celebrate the strength and diversity of Black people in their communities and around the globe. Such differences have been the subject of scholarly literature. In a new statement Friday, Starbucks said it's "critical to support the 'Black Lives Matter' movement as its founders intended and will continue to work closely with community leaders, civil. After receiving considerable donations in summer 2020, Black Lives Matter UK formalised its organisation. [418] This has led some to argue that Blue Lives Matter is more about suppressing minorities than supporting law enforcement. Black Lives Matter condemned the shooting, though some right-wing media attempted to connect the group to it, with the Patrolman's Benevolent Association president claiming that there was "blood on [the] hands [of] those that incited violence on the street under the guise of protests". A total of 49 police officers were injured after demonstrators threw bottles and fireworks at them. The names most associated with Black Lives Matter are not its leaders but the victims who have drawn attention to the massive issues of racism this country grapples with: George Floyd,. [61] Black Lives Matter protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful; when violence does occur, it is often committed by police or by counter-protesters. [248], On June 5, Washington, D.C.'s Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that part of the street outside the White House had been officially renamed to Black Lives Matter Plaza posted with a street sign. [192][193] The Black Lives Matter network released a statement denouncing the shootings. Critics claim academics have been hesitant to speak out against repression for fear of retribution. 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President Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of Black Lives Matter, citing incidents of violence and looting at some Black Lives Matter protests. In September, BLM protested the shooting deaths by police officers of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina. The gunman was then killed by a robot-delivered bomb. The origin of Black Lives Matter UK. [338] However, the group still uses the Black Lives Matter name in its global cooperative efforts. history. [369], Republican candidates have been mostly critical of BLM. [167] Quentin Tarantino and Cornel West, participating in "Rise Up October", decried police violence. [131] Black Lives Matter protested the shooting of John Crawford III. [292][293] Other controversies included Srensen refusing to co-host a demonstration with Amnesty International because their employees were white,[294] and illegally raising money, while calling the missing fundraising permit peaceful "civil disobedience". How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter, Most Americans express support for the Black Lives Matter movement, "The BLM protests preview the politics of a diversifying America", "A Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Explains Why This Time Is Different", "Black Lives Matter protests mark historic civil rights movement, UNLV professor says", "The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize", "Is Black Lives Matter a Marxist movement? [413] Additionally, the week of action curriculum centers itself on the 13 "Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles," which include concepts such as "Black Villages" and "Globalism." A banner. "[357] In response, Hillary Clinton pushed for criminal justice reform, and said, "We need a new New Deal for communities of color. [354] In August 2015, the Democratic National Committee passed a resolution supporting Black Lives Matter. 3. The award eventually went to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov. [266], Following the death of Ms Dhu in police custody in August 2014, protests often made reference to the BLM movement. The Toolkit for Black Lives Matter Healing Justice & Direct Action was created to collate, condense, and share the lessons we have learned in ensuring that our direct actions are centered on healing justice. [141], In May, a protest by BLM in San Francisco was part of a nationwide protest, SayHerName, decrying the police killing of black women and girls, which included the deaths of Meagan Hockaday, Aiyana Jones, Rekia Boyd, and others. [76] BLM has also staged die-ins and held one during the 2015 Twin Cities Marathon.[77]. [169] A continuous protest was organized at the Minneapolis 4th Precinct Police. ", "AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances", "2020 Impact Report - Black Lives Matter", "Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement", "Frustration Lies Behind 'Black Lives Matter', "False 'thug' narratives have long been used to discredit movements", "Johnson: Words of the year (#BlackLivesMatter)", "Is a hashtag a word? [147] After the Charleston shooting, a number of memorials to the Confederate States of America were graffitied with "Black Lives Matter" or otherwise vandalized. [428][429], Conservative pundits such as Ryan Fournier and Candace Owens have falsely claimed that ActBlue funnels donations intended for Black Lives Matter to Democratic candidates, with some going so far as to allege the organization is a money laundering scam. [297], On July 18, 2020, thousands of protesters marched near Paris to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the death of Adama Traor. [110][111][112][113][114][115] In November 2015, a police officer in Oregon was removed from street duty following a social media post in which he said he would have to "babysit these fools", in reference to a planned BLM event. [220][221], On September 27 at the College of William & Mary, students associated with Black Lives Matter protested an ACLU event because the ACLU had fought for the right of Unite the Right rally to be held in Charlottesville, Virginia. [124] In Oakland, California, fourteen Black Lives Matter activists were arrested after they stopped a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train for more than an hour on Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. "[188] She live-streamed a video on Facebook in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. He articulated that voting alone is not the only way to bring about "transformational change". [261] Most recently, Judge Jerusha Adams blocked the release of video footage. There were no arrests made at the protest. Ortega, a New York City activist, helped organize over 40 Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the Empire State, a number of them at Washington Square Park. [104], A 2019 study in PNAS concluded that black people were actually less likely than white people to be killed by police, based on the death rates in police encounters. The Philadelphia chapter of the BLM was established in 2015 after local organizers, Azsherae Gary and Taylor Johnson-Gordon, had been to Ferguson, Missouri to demand justice after the murder of Mike Brown. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. Black Lives Matter was a featured part of the Take Back the Night event in Toronto. [139][140] The National Guard was called in. Though he agreed with their aims, he called their rhetoric "a textbook example in how to not build solidarity", arguing that the campaign alienates people with their negative attitude toward American society and law enforcement and with their overbearing tactics.
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