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The creation of Black Lives Matter Movement
In 2013, Three Black organizers, Alicia Garza, Patrice Cullors, and Opal Tometi, founded Black Lives Matter, a Black-focused political will and movement-building project. They created this movement in response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012. -
The deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner
The deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York In 2014 caused a huge uprise in the Black Lives Matter movement. Unarmed Michale Brown was shot by an officer and Eric Garner was put in a chokehold by an officer during his arrest. Although there are different sides to the story, many individuals believed that justice should be brought to the men who were killed. -
The death of Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor was another black person killed by police brutality. On March 13, 2020, Breonna and her boyfriend Kenneth Walker were asleep in their apartment when three plain-clothed police officers came to search their apartment for a drug case. Walker believing it was a break-in fired his gun and called 911. Breonna who was unarmed was shot by police eight times. This incident sparked even more outrage in people who wanted peace for Black Lives. -
The time proceeding George Floyds death
The Black Lives Matter Movement continued to be a huge movement in the United States. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by police officers on the streets of Minneapolis when the clerk accused him of using a counterfeit $20 bill. Due to his death, many people began fighting for justice and demanding that police brutality end. -
The Black Lives Matter Protests
After the death of George Floyd, many individuals gathered on the streets and did a series of police brutality protests. This led to a night of unrest, with reports of shootings, looting, and vandalism in some cities. Many protesters were tear gassed and restrained to stop some of the vandalism. -
Citations
- How George Floyd was killed in police custody. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html
- A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States: The Black Lives Matter Movement.” HUSL Library at Howard University School of Law, library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/BLM
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Prediction
I believe that the Black Lives Matter Movement has grown exponentially and will continue to do so. If people don't demand justice then justice will not be served. Black people's lives are in danger from cruelty and racism every day. The United States struggles a lot with racism and discrimination, people need to be more educated on what is right and wrong when it comes to everyone being and feeling equal. -
Analysis
The Black Lives Matter Movement has helped assist in many policy and organizational changes in policing, including implicit bias training, body-worn cameras, and a ban on no-knock warrants. It has also helped highlight how overspending on police and paying civilians for police brutality comes out of taxpayers' pockets. Black Lives Matter is known all around the world now and will continue to spread in positivity and justice.