For decades, we have been fighting to improve the material conditions of our lives. We have fought against and worked to overcome systemic racism, economic inequality, and mass incarceration. Now, during a global pandemic, the impact of this bias is clearer than ever.
Ahead of the third Democratic presidential primary debate on Thursday, September 12, we want to highlight our statement in response to the first debate.
BLM has withdrawn as a co-sponsor of AB 392, The California Act to Save Lives, a bill authored by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to address police brutality and violence by updating California’s deadly use-of-force law.
Exhibition Celebrates Collaboration with Black Panther Icon Emory Douglas, an Initiative of BLM Arts+Culture Platform New York, NY – May 2, 2019 – This week, Black Lives Matter Global Network partners with Frieze NY, the art fair that…
Since the President of the United States took office in 2016, we have overwhelmingly experienced an Administration that promotes an environment of corruption, nationalism, and oppression and cultivates a deeply radicalized, racist support base.
In the past 9 days immediately following She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph’s detainment by the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agency, Black Lives Matter Global Network Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors has led a #Free21Savage consortium of nearly 60 celebrities, top human…
On February 3, 2019, Black Lives Matter was made aware the Grammy-nominated rapper She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (21 Savage)’s arrest and detainment by the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Black Lives Matter Arts+Culture X Black Futures Month Will Feature Limited Edition ‘Black Future Is Now’ Interactive Capsule Collection Which Launches Today, Curated Art Shows, and a Conversation with Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors at Neuehouse February 1, 2019 –…
On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 the U.S. Senate passed a criminal justice reform bill in an 87-12 vote. The bill, known as the FIRST STEP Act, or H.R 5682 is a bipartisan prison reform bill passed by the…
Recently, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued two reports regarding Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential campaign by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian organization that is reported to have created fake accounts registered on major social networking sites. The…