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Hashtag #BlackLivesMatter is born
George Zimmerman goes free from the murder of unarmed black youth Trayvon Martin, and Alicia Garza, Patrice Cullors, and Opal Tometi express their sorrow with on Twitter with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Retrieved from: http://blacklivesmatter.com/ -
White America shocked
Eric Garner is killed in New York and even white conservatives are shocked by the non-indictment of the officers. http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2014/12/05/bill-oreilly-what-eric-garner-case-says-about-america/ -
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Hashtag Blossoms - New Social Justice Movement
BlackLivesMatter hashtag blossoms as the tool that rallies, vigils, and demonstrations center around. Retrieved from: http://www.blackpast.org/perspectives/black-lives-matter-growth-new-social-justice-movement -
Twitter is the New Civil Rights Movement Tool
Twitter becomes the primarily tool for organizers around the Black Lives Matter movement - the Civil Rights Movement of our time. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/i/moments/672171618936987649?lang=en -
#BlackLivesMatter goes viral
Unarmed youth Michael Brown is brutally murdered by white police officer Darren Wilson, and the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter goes viral to express outrage. -
Horrifying statistics revealed
As the general populace becomes more aware systemic racism and police brutality, new statistics (28 black and brown bodies are killed daily) become part of the daily conscientousness and a rally cry for activists. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/Eugene Ivanov -
Sandra Bland - Say Her Name
The murder of Sandra Bland is part of the new viral hashtag of the Black Lives Matter movement - #Say Her Name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Her_Name -
White people show up for Black Lives
As the movement grows - white folks continue to learn their role in the movement. http://movementforblacklives.org/5-ways-allies-can-show-up-for-racial-justice-by-not-going-to-cleveland/ -
Showing Up for Racial Justice
Showing Up for Racial Justice takes off as an organization for whites folks in the fight for equality for Black Lives. http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/about -
Intersectionality of Movements - Work continues
More and more, our communities realize the intersectionality of issues in the fight/work against white privilege and white supremacy. The work continues....https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/09/24/why-intersectionality-cant-wait/
