In recent years, the Black Lives Matter movement has gained significant traction in the United States and around the world, with protests and demonstrations calling for an end to police violence and systemic racism. This movement was sparked by the killing of George Floyd and other Black people by police officers, ad itand it has been fueled in part by the rapid dissemination of information and mobilization of individuals on social media platforms such as twitter, facebook, and instagram. At the same time, the young adult novel “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas has also gained widespread acclaim for its exploration of police brutality and systemic racism, and for its emphasis on the power of speaking out against injustice and the importance …show more content…
The movement began as a social media hashtag (#BlackLivesMatter) and quickly gained momentum, with protests and demonstrations taking place in cities across the country. The movement’s founders, Alicia Gara, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, sought to raise awareness about the systemic racism and police brutality that black people face in the United States. They also aimed to promote the idea that Black lives matter just as much as any other life and to challenge the dehumanization of Black people that occurs in many aspects of American society. The movement gained further attention in 2014, following the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri. Protests erupted in Ferguson and across the country, with many activists adopting the Black Lives Matter slogan and calling for an end to police brutality and racial injustice. Since then, the Black Lives Matter movement has continued to grow and evolve, with protests and demonstrations taking place in response to numerous incidents of police violence against black people, including the deaths of Erice Garner, Freddie Gray, Breonna Taylor, George FLoyd, and many others. The movement has also expanded its focus to address issues such as economic inequality, mass incarceration, …show more content…
The incident, which was captured on video and widely shared on social media, showed the officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes, while Floyd pleaded for his life and repeatedly said, “I can’t breathe.”. The video of Floyd’s death went viral, and within days, protests had erupted in cities across the United States, with many people chanting “Black Lives Matter” and demanding an end to police brutality and racial injustice. The protests were largely peaceful, but some turned violent, with clashes between protesters and police and incidents of looting and property damage. The protests continued for several weeks, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets to demand justice for Floyd and to call for systemic change to address racial inequality in America. The protests also sparked a broader national conversation about policing and the criminal justice system, with many advocates calling for reforms such as increased police accountability, demilitarization of police forces, and reallocating police funding to social services and community programs. The Black Lives Matter movement played a central role in the protests, with its leaders and supporters calling for an end to police violence against Black people and for systemic change to address racial inequality in all aspects of