The Black Lives Matter Movement originally erupted to protest the injustices inflicted on black teen, Trayvon Martin. Furthermore, the movement and the phrase “black lives mater”, are still commonly used as outcries and rebuttals addressing the wrongful deaths of African American men and women globally. Since Martin’s death, there have been several other mainstreamed wrongful deaths including those of: Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and Sandra Bland. People worldwide were disgusted with the assassinations of blacks by law enforcement offers and vigilantes, police brutality, racial profiling, and racial inequality within the United States criminal justice system. The three most universal means of protest used in the movement are, participating in rallies/marches, continuously promoting the substance and potency of black lives, and spreading awareness of events through music and social media. “Black Lives Matter!”
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Those activists included, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. Garza, Cullors, and Tometi formed this movement without chief structure, as they were ready to get the movement off of the ground. So, this organization is chapter run. In fact, there are twenty-three chapters centralized in several locations throughout the United States, Canada, and Ghana. The chapters of Black Lives Matter “work [tirelessly] for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically and intentionally targeted for
Those activists included, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. Garza, Cullors, and Tometi formed this movement without chief structure, as they were ready to get the movement off of the ground. So, this organization is chapter run. In fact, there are twenty-three chapters centralized in several locations throughout the United States, Canada, and Ghana. The chapters of Black Lives Matter “work [tirelessly] for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically and intentionally targeted for