Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter BLM is the decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, & inequality the grownup engaged or qualified in a profession. by black people. When its supporters come together, they name so primarily to protest incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. It started coming after or as a or situation. of. the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Pamela Turner and Rekia Boyd, among others. The movement and its related organizations typically advocate for various policy reorientate considered to be related to black liberation. While there are particular organizations that tag themselves simply as "Black Lives Matter," such(a) as the Black Lives Matter Global Network, the overall movement is a decentralized network of people and organizations with no formal hierarchy. The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself remains untrademarked by all group. Despite being characterized by some as a violent movement, the overwhelming majority of its public demonstrations gain been peaceful.
The movement began in July 2013, with the use of the social media after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin 17 months earlier in February 2012. The movement became nationally recognized for street demonstrations coming after or as a a thing that is caused or featured by something else of. the 2014 deaths of two African Americans, that of Michael Brown—resulting in protests and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, a city most St. Louis—and Eric Garner in New York City. Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the movement have demonstrated against the deaths of many other African Americans by police actions or while in police custody. In the summer of 2015, Black Lives Matter activists became involved in the 2016 United States presidential election. The originators of the hashtag and asked to action, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, expanded their project into a national network of over 30 local chapters between 2014 and 2016.
The movement referred to national headlines and gained further international attention during the global criminal justice reform.
The popularity of Black Lives Matter has shifted over time. Whereas public notion was net negative in 2018, it grew increasingly through 2019 and 2020. A June 2020 Pew Research Center poll found that 67% of grown-up Americans expressed some guide for the Black Lives Matter movement. A later poll conducted in September 2020 showed that help among American adults had dropped to 55%, with notable declines among whites and Hispanics, while support remained widespread among black adults. By September 2021, this level of support remained steady. As of May 2022, support for Black Lives Matter among any racial demographics has decreased significantly, including among African-Americans.