As we approach the 5th year anniversary of the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer and the beginnings of the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLM), we find ourselves wrestling with some of the same issues we were facing…
“Since its inception, the Black Lives Matter Global Network has regularly dealt with the misappropriation of our name and likeness, which has compromised the integrity of our local, national, and global work. We live in a digital world,…
“The killing of Stephon Clark by officers of the Sacramento Police Department is another glaring example of the dehumanization of Black lives by law enforcement; a state bodyguard intended to protect and serve. Stephon’s family deserves to understand…
On March 14th, 2018 Marielle Franco an Afro-Brazilian council member was brutally assassinated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was a human rights advocate raised in the favelas, and thousands have gathered to mourn her. Black organizers in…
After the 90th #Oscars, during which Andra Day and Common performed “Stand Up For Something” and centered activists and movements from across the world, the Black Lives Matter Global Network released this powerful new video about our Network,…
Dear Sybrina and Tracy, As the evening closes we are left with the pain of Trayvon’s loss. We hurt and mourn with you today. We hurt and mourn with you as you relive the day, six years ago,…
Black Lives Matter Global Network and its members are proud to acknowledge and celebrate the work and leadership of co-founders Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Khan-Cullors. As of January 2018, both Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi will…
In this new iteration of our long fight for Black liberation, Black freedom and the ability to live fully unrestricted by state violence, racism and white supremacy on this occupied native land, we see the increase of violence…
George Orwell once said that the future is a boot stomping on a human face forever. What we forget is that the man wearing the boot will be telling you to like it. He will be telling you…
BLM Minneapolis is gearing up for a week of action this week as the Super Bowl LII comes to town. They are demanding transparency from the local government, so that folks can know where their tax dollar is…