Emblematic for the paradoxical position of these White tweeps supporting anti-COVID-19 measures protests and targetting the Black Lives Matter protests is one person tweeting on the government stay-at-home order, “I call bullshit! Just trying to scare people to stay inside...” A month later...
Early in the Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C., police used methods designed to dominate the crowd, including chemical irritants and lines of police in full riot gear charging at protesters. As rioters stormed the Capitol building in January, Capitol Police forces were quickly ...
The Black Lives Matter movement has become popular all over the world. Many chapters of the movement have been started across the globe to protest the systemic ill-treatment of people of color. What started the Black Lives Matter movement? Black Lives Matter was started in 2013 by Patrisse Cul...
Nearly 10,000 protesters came out in support of the Black Lives Matter rally in London. Londoners filled Victoria Park in support of the Black Lives Matter movement against the systemic racism and police brutality (暴行) happening in the United States and Canada. The Black Lives Matter movement...
The social media platform Twitter platform has played a crucial role in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The immediate, flexible nature of tweets plays a crucial role both in spreading information about the movement’s aims and in organizing individual protests. Twitter has also played an ...
the movement became involved in physical protest following the murder of Mike Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. That Labor Day, Cullors and Darnell Moore organized the Black Lives Matter Ride, bringing 600 people to the region. Following the protests in Ferguson, 18 local branches were...
In this study, we examine the correlates of support for a range of police reforms following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. We find that support for police reform varies widely based upon the specific reform. Moreover, we find perceptions of the means and makeup of the protestors – ...
In late July, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley washeckled on stageby demonstrators at the progressive Netroots Nation convention. The Democratic presidential candidate responded to the Black Lives Matter protesters by saying, "Black lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter." ...
In 2013, three radical organizers created a Black-centered political will and movement called “Black Lives Matter.” They are Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. A little background on them is that Patrisse Cullors went to her first protest at the age of seventeen. Alicia Garza...
The Black Lives Matter movement came to the attention of the world after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman. Student activists took the lead in the protests in cities in the U.S. and across the world. Today many students are still prominent in the BLM movement. Students...