What is the Black Lives Matter Movement?

The Black Lives Matter movement has been around for roughly 6 years! The movement started as a hashtag on social media after the death of Trayvon Martin. It later became nationally known after the death of two more African American males in 2014. Their names are Michael Brown and Eric Garner. It recently resurfaced after the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Since then, 2 more lives were taken by police brutality. Their names are Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Many people all over the world are outraged over Floyd's death by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The black community and many others are so appalled by the systematic oppression that African Americans have faced, they’ve decided to organize protests worldwide.

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Elijah Mcclain

Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old black massage therapist in Aurora, Colorado, died after being assaulted by police and injected with ketamine as a sedative by paramedics on the evening of August 24, 2019. An Aurora citizen reported to police that McClain was acting suspiciously.

Rayshard Brooks

On Friday, June 12, a 27-year-old Black man named Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by Atlanta police in what Mayor Keisha Bottoms called an unjustified use of deadly force.

Tamir Rice

On November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice, a 12-year old African-American boy, was killed in Cleveland, Ohio by Timothy Loehmann, a 26-year-old White American police officer. Rice was carrying a replica toy gun; Loehmann shot him almost immediately after arriving on the scene.
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