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…
Atlanta, GA – Black Lives Matter Global Network, Black Lives Matter Atlanta, and co-Founder Patrisse Cullors joins AfroPunk Atlanta for the third annual Carnival of Consciousness. At this year’s festival, Black Lives Matter will be programming activities, conducting…
For Immediate Release October 1, 2018 Black Lives Matter, Community Organizers, and the Families of those Killed by Police Get the “Right to Know” Bill on Police Transparency Signed into California Law California was one of the most…
Los Angeles, California – Hundreds overflowed from the courtroom as Melina Abdullah was scheduled to be arraigned and a pretrial motion was heard by the judge. The Los Angeles City Attorney filed eight misdemeanor counts against the college…
Sacramento, CA – September 18 marked the 6-month anniversary of the death of Stephon Clark, the unarmed Black male who was fatally shot 8 times by the Sacramento Police Department while in his grandmother’s back yard. Black Lives…
In celebration and acknowledgment of five years of radical Black organizing, the Black Lives Matter Global Network will release a series of video shorts. BLM chapter leaders and organizers will bring you front-line as they describe, first hand,…