1. Black Lives Matter leaders met with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders (the 2016 Democratic Presidential nominees).
2. The Say Her Name Campaign raised awareness about police violence against black women.
3. Mizzou student protests lead to the university president’s resignation.
4. Campus racism protests forced school to reckon with their racial history.
5. Activists protest the Confederate flag and fought for its removal from public spaces.
6. The issue of the black trans community