BLM Movement

By danielaamm

  • Death of Trayvon Martin

    Trayvon was an African American male who got shot while walking to a family friend's house.

  • First BLM protest

    BLM protested against several killings of African Americans. (Eric Garner, Michael Brown)

  • Police Killings

    USA saw a huge spike in police killings of African American people including Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, and Meagan Hockaday.

  • Protests Against Police Brutality

    In 2016, BLM organized more protests, this time against police brutality. In July, over 100 protests were done across America.

  • BLM First Art Exhibit

    BLM put on their first art exhibit to correlate with Black History Month

  • BLM rises on social media

    BLM started getting more attention with #BlackLivesMatter being used over 30 million times on twitter.

  • George Floyd's Death

    George Floyd was killed by a police officer by kneeling on his neck leaving him out of breath.

  • BLM Protests Around the World

    BLM protests broke out across America, London, and the rest of the world with celebrities even getting involved.

  • BLM Nominated

    BLM was nominated for a nobel peace prize and is continuing to fight strong.