Distraught at the verdict, Oakland community activist Alicia Garza wrote an impassioned Facebook plea ending with the words "black lives matter." Patrisse Cullors, a community organizer from Los Angeles, shared the Facebook post and put a hashtag in front of those three words. The ideas expressed -- the economic, political and social empowerment of African Americans(BLACK LIVES MATTER: A SUMMARY).Black Lives Matter is a call to action and a response to the anti-Black racism that permeates our society.Black Lives Matter is a unique contribution that goes beyond The killings of African Americans by police and
Distraught at the verdict, Oakland community activist Alicia Garza wrote an impassioned Facebook plea ending with the words "black lives matter." Patrisse Cullors, a community organizer from Los Angeles, shared the Facebook post and put a hashtag in front of those three words. The ideas expressed -- the economic, political and social empowerment of African Americans(BLACK LIVES MATTER: A SUMMARY).Black Lives Matter is a call to action and a response to the anti-Black racism that permeates our society.Black Lives Matter is a unique contribution that goes beyond The killings of African Americans by police and