Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

social movement

Part of	civil rights movement
Year dem found am	13 July 2013
Short name	BLM
IPA transcription	ˈblæk ˈlaɪvz ˈmæ.təɹ
Found by	Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Ayọ Tometi
Country	United States
Political ideology	anti-racism
Significant event	George Floyd protests, State of Florida v. George Zimmerman, shooting of Michael Brown, killing of Eric Garner
Award e receive	Sydney Peace Prize
Dema official website	https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Hashtag	BlackLivesMatter
In opposition to	police brutality in the United States, militarization of police, racial profiling
Official color	black
Has list	list of Black Lives Matter street murals

Black Lives Matter (BLM) be a decentralized political den social movement wey dey aim make dem highlight racism, discrimination den racial inequality experienced by black people, den make dem promote anti-racism. Ein primary concerns be police brutality den racially motivated violence against black people. Na de movement begin in response to de killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, den Rekia Boyd, among odas. BLM den ein related organizations typically advocate give chaw policy changes wey be related to black liberation den criminal justice reform. While der be specific organizations wey label demaselves "Black Lives Matter", such as de Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, de overall movement be a decentralized network plus no formal hierarchy. As of 2021, der be about 40 chapters insyd de United States den Canada. De slogan "Black Lives Matter" einself no be trademarked by any group.

Insyd 2013, na activists den paddies Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, den Ayọ Tometi originate de hashtag #BlackLivesMatter for social media top dey follow de acquittal of George Zimmerman insyd de shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin. Na Black Lives Matter cam turn nationally recognized for street demonstrations dey follow de 2014 deaths of two more African Americans, Michael Brown— wey result insyd protests den unrest insyd Ferguson, Missouri—den Eric Garner insyd New York City. Since de Ferguson protests, na participants insyd de movement demonstrate against de deaths of chaw oda African Americans by police actions anaa while insyd police custody. Insyd de summer of 2015, Black Lives Matter activists cam be involved insyd de 2016 United States presidential election.

Na de movement gain international attention during global protests insyd 2020 dey follow de murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Na 15 to 26 million people dem estimate participate insyd Black Lives Matter protests insyd de United States, wey dey make am one of de largest protest movements insyd de country ein history. Despite e be characterized by opponents as violent, de overwhelming majority of BLM demonstrations be peaceful.

De popularity of Black Lives Matter shift over time, largely secof changing perceptions among white Americans. Insyd 2020, na 67% of adults insyd de United States express support for de movement, wey dey decline to 51% of U.S. adults insyd 2023. Na support among people of color, however, hold strong, plus 81% of African Americans, 61% of Hispanics den 63% of Asian Americans dey express support give Black Lives Matter as of 2023.

Structure den organization

Decentralization

The "Black lives Matter" phrase fit mean Twitter hashtag, slogan, social movement, political action committee anaa loose confederation of groups, wey dem dey advocate for de black people make dem get justice. As de movement, Black Lives Matter be de grassroots den decentralized, den leaders have emphasized de importance of local organizing over national leadership. De structure deydiffer from de olden days demma black movements, like de Civil rights movement wey happen for de 1950s den 1960s. Dem sanaa write the subject of scholarly literature about such differences. Activist DeRay McKesson don comment say de movement "wey include everybody who dey publicly talk say black lives matter den devote demma time den energy for am accordingly."

For 2013 inside, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Ayọ Tometi come together form the Black Lives Matter Network. Garza talk say the Network be online platform wey dey help activists get one common mindset plus goals. Any local Black Lives Matter group wey wan join the movement dey supposed agree to the group ein main principles, but each chapter still dey do dem own thing freely : 124 . Garza also talk say the Network no dey care who dem go accept or bounce from the movement . By 2021, dem get around 40 different chapters wey dey for US and Canada : 124 .

Because the movement no get strict leadership or one-way structure, e dey cause some yawa sometimes—especially for the media side and even among the activists. Some things wey different people or chapters talk or do, people dey take am like say e be the whole Black Lives Matter movement wey talk or act so . One journalist, Matt Pearce, wey dey write for Los Angeles Times, talk say the phrase "Black Lives Matter" fit mean different things—e fit be political chant, e fit mean the activist group, or e fit just be label wey people dey use anyhow for any talk or protest about racism .

At least one time, one person wey claim say e be Managing Director of BLM Global Network release statement wey dem take represent the whole organization .

Broader Movement

At the same time too, bigger movement wey involve plenty other groups and activists come pop up under the name "Black Lives Matter" too. For 2015 inside, Johnetta Elzie, DeRay Mckesson, Brittany Packnett, then Samuel Sinyangwe come start something wey dem dey bell Campaign zero, dem aim am so say dem go promote de end police brutality policy. Dem come release one ten-point plan wey talk how police work for change, like make dem stop the "broken windows" policing style, add more community menes so say dem go check police work, then make rules wey go make force usage by police tight well One reporter bi for The New York Times, John Eligon, write say some activists bore small, say the campaign dey focus too much on only laws and politics to solve the police violence matter

Movement for Black Lives

Main article: Movement for Black Lives

The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) na coalition wey get more than 50 groups wey dey represent black communities for United States. Members get Black Lives Matter Network, National Conference of Black Lawyers, and Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. Dem dey endorsed by groups like Color of Change, Race Forward, Brooklyn Movement Center, PolicyLink, Million Women March Cleveland, and ONE DC, and dem dey get support from organization wey dem call Blackbird.

After dem kill George Floyd, M4BL release BREATHE Act wey dey call for big changes for policing; dem wan make dem remove money from police matter and put am for community resources and alternative emergency response models.

For July 24, 2015, di movement first meet for Cleveland State University, where about 1,500 to 2,000 activists gather to talk and demonstrate. Di conference for Cleveland, Ohio, try to strategize ways to make sure say law enforcement dey accountable for their actions for national level. But di conference turn bigger social movement. At di end of di three-day conference, for July 26, di Movement for Black Lives start one year long process to bring local and national groups together to create United Front. Dis year long process finally lead to dem establishing platform wey go talk di goals, demands, and policies wey di Movement for Black Lives dey support to achieve di 'liberation' of black communities for America.

For 2016, Ford Foundation yan say dem go put money for M4BL Movement for Black Lives inside big plan wey go last six years, and dem also join other people to start Black-led Movement Fund. Dem report say Ford Foundation and other people wey donate come give M4BL $100 million for 2016, wey na $131 million for 2024; and Open Society Foundations also drop $33 million (wey be $43 million for 2024) for M4BL too.

For 2016, M4BL talk say make dem free people wey dey prison for USA, make dem pay people wey suffer for slavery, and now, dem dey ask for solutions to redlining for housing, education, mass incarceration and food wahala. Dem also wan make dem stop mass surveillance, put money for public education, no make people dey prison, and make community get control for police: make dem fit hire and fire police and decide wetin go happen if police no do well, plus how dem go spend city money on police.

Funding

Politico sabi say for 2015, Democracy Alliance wey be group of Democratic-Party donors plan meet with leaders from some groups wey support Black Lives Matter movement. Politico talk say Solidaire, wey be donor coalition wey dey focus on 'movement building' and led by Texas oil baby Leah Hunt-Hendrix, plus Democracy Alliance, don give more than $200,000 to BLM by 2015.

The Economist report say from May 2020 to December 2020, donations to Black Lives Matter wey related go $10.6 billion (wey be $13 billion for 2024). Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, na one big group wey dey coordinate all the hustle, raise $90 million for 2020 (wey na $109 million for 2024), with plenty individual donations online, and average donation wey dey $30.76 (wey dey equal $37.37)

Strategy and Tactics

Black Lives Matter don dey use social media wella, like hashtag activism, to reach plenty people fast-fast. Dem don take different tactics since then. Most Black Lives Matter protests dey peaceful; na when counter-protesters show up, wahala fit happen. Still, some people dey try show say the movement dey violent.

Internet and Social Media

Analysis of the usage of the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag on Twitter in response to major news events

Dem analyze how dem dey use #BlackLivesMatter hashtag for Twitter when big news drop. For 2014, American Dialect Society choose #BlackLivesMatter as dia word of the year. Yes! Magazine select am as one of di twelve hashtags wey change di world for 2014. From July 2013 go May 1, 2018, dem don tweet #BlackLivesMatter over 30 million times, average of 17,002 times for each day. By June 10, 2020, e don reach about 47.8 million tweets, with July 7–17, 2016, hold di highest numbers, like almost 500,000 tweets daily. Dis time too, dem see increase for tweets wey use #BlueLivesMatter and #AllLivesMatter. On May 28, 2020, almot 8.8 million tweets dey with di hashtag, and di average don rise to 3.7 million daily.

Di 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers make di movement online dey more negative, with 39% of tweets using #BlackLivesMatter dey show say dem oppose di movement. Near half of dem wahala talk say di group dey do violence, plenty even call dem terrorists.

Khadijah White, wen be professor for Rutgers University, dey talk say BLM don bring new level for black students movement for university. E easy make people wey dey watch fit record graphic videos of police wahala and post am for social media, this one don boost activism everywhere for di world. Di hashtag don catch di eye of big politicians and sometimes e fit make dem show support for di movement. For Wikipedia, dem create WikiProject wey focus on Black Lives Matter movement for June 2020. For 2020, people wey use di popular app TikTok observe say di app dey shadow ban posts wey talk about BLM or recent police killings wey involve black people. TikTok apologize and talk say na technical issue cause am.

Direct action

"Hands up!" sign dey show for Ferguson protest back August 2014

BLM dey use direct action wey go make people feel uneasy, so dem go fit face di matter. BLM sabi gather power through protest and rally. Dem even stage die-ins, like when dem do am for 2015 Twin Cities Marathon.

Black Lives Matter demonstration dey happen for Oakland, California, December 2014.

Political slogans wey dem dey use during dem protests be "Black Lives Matter", "Hands up, no shoot" (wey dem later say no true for Michael Brown), "I no fit breathe" (about Eric Garner and later George Floyd), "White silence na violence", "No justice, no peace", and "My pikin go be next?" among others.

One 2018 study talk say, "Black Lives Matter protests dey happen more for places where police don kill plenty black people before."

Media, music and culture matter well well

Main articles: Black Lives Matter art and how e dey show for popular culture

Since 2013 wen the Black Lives Matter movement start with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, dem don dey show am for film, song, TV, literature, and visual arts. Plenty media dey drop content wey relate to racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement. Books, novels, and TV shows don blow up for 2020.

Songs like Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us" and Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" don dey used plenty as call to action for protests.

The short documentary, Bars4Justice, dey feature quick appearances by plenty activists and artists wey dey follow the Black Lives Matter movement. E be official selection for the 24th Annual Pan African Film Festival. Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement na 2016 American TV documentary with Jesse Williams wey tell the story of the movement.

February 2015 issue of Essence magazine and di cover dedicate to Black Lives Matter. For December 2015, BLM try contest for Time magazine Person of the Year, dem come land fourth for di eight candidates.

Black Lives Matter Plaza for Washington, D.C., as dem see am from space on June 8, 2020.

Cities dey paint murals for di street wey say "Black Lives Matter" big-big. Di cities include Washington, D.C., Dallas, Denver, Charlotte, Seattle, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Birmingham, Alabama.

For May 9, 2016, Delrish Moss gree take oath as di first African American police chief for Ferguson, Missouri. E talk say e dey face big wahala like making di police force diverse, improving community wahala, and tackling di issues wey start di Black Lives Matter movement.

Allegations Dey Against Police Say Dem Use Excess Force

For one study for The Bureau of Justice Statistics for 2002 come 2011, person wey come in contact plus police, "bunch black menes (2.8%) get high chance say dem go meet police than white gees (1.0%) then Hispanics (1.4%) wey go percieve the threat or force wey no go cause death be more"

Based on The Washington Post, for 2019 alone police shot then unalive 1,001 people for the States wey about halve of the people dem kill be white, then one quater be black wey mark thedeath rate for black Americans (per million, 31 people dey die) wey dey put am two times high as that for the white Americans (per million, 13 people dey ). The Washington Post also dey account say 13 blacks wey be unarmed got shot by police for 2019.

For 2015, one study wey Cody Ross do for UC Davis show say dem dey kill unarmed black Americans plenty pass unarmed white Americans for police matter. E find say unarmed black people get 3.49 times more chance to get shot pass unarmed white people, and for some places, e fit reach 20 times more. Dem also find say armed blacks wey dem shoot plenty pass unarmed blacks, 2.79 times more. This study show say di bias wey dey happen for police shooting based on race no fit be explain by local crime rate difference.

For 2019, another study by Cesario and dem published inside Social Psychological and Personality Science find out say when dem adjust for crime, dem no see any

.Map dey show police killings rate by state for United States wey happen for 2018.

strong proof say black people dey suffer from fatal shooting like that, even for unarmed citizens or wey dem go mistakenly shoot harmless things. But for 2020, Cody Ross and dem come criticize di data wey Cesario and dem use. Dem take di same police shooting data from 2015 and 2016 show say bias dey plenty for police wey dey shoot unarmed black people. If di suspects get weapon, e no dey show that bias

Harvard economist Roland Fryer do one study wey find out say blacks and Hispanics dey 50% more chance to face non-lethal force as police dey deal with dem, but when e come to police shoot wey involve officer, dem no see any racial difference in the raw data or when dem consider context factors. One 2019 study for PNAS come conclude say black people dey less likely to die from police than white people based on police encounter death rates. But later dem take back the paper because dem say 'our data and statistical approach fit investigate officer characteristics wey relate to the race of civilians wey police don shoot dead,' but di paper don dey 'used to support say no racial biases dey for fatal shootings or policing generally' when dem actually analyze 'no dey fit address racial disparities for di probability wey dem go shoot.' Another study come show say dem conclusions no correct due to Simpson's paradox. Di paper talk say although white people dey more likely to die in police encounters, overall black people still dey face discrimination because dem dey get more interactions with police due to structural racism. Dem dey more likely to be stopped for petty crimes or even no crime. White people dey meet police rarely, and mostly for serious crimes like shooting, wey police go fit use force more. Di same paper also support Ross and Fryer findings, conclude say overall death rate dey more useful statistic than death rate for encounters.

Dem dey police Black Lives Matter events too much, ehn. Make we talk am. For 2020, when protest dey happen, dem send 43,350 soldiers join police to go handle BLM protesters like say dem be war. Even military plane fly watch dem later protests. E be clear say, people wey dey observe like Joe Biden don talk say, anytime far-right dey do their wahala like the Capitol attack for 2021, police go dey chill small pass when BLM dey protest peacefully. For 2015, one police for Oregon kwa don say 'I go babysit these fools' on social media about BLM event, and dem quick take am off street duty after that gbege. According to one report wey Movement for Black Lives drop for August 2021, U.S. government dey purposely target BLM protesters to scatter dem movement for summer 2020. Di report talk say, all di stuff wey dem find just dey confirm wetin BLM organizers don sabi for long about how government dey treat racial justice protests different.

Disproportionate policing wey dey happen for Black Lives Matter events.

Black Lives Matter protesters dey face over-policing wey dem dey fight against. For May 2020, aside police, 43,350 military troops come out against BLM protesters all over di country. Dem even send military plane watch over BLM protests after. People like President Joe Biden don talk say violent far-right groups, like di Capitol attack, get smaller police presence than peaceful BLM protests. Back in November 2015, police officer for Oregon sef lose im street duty because e post for social media say e go ‘babysit these fools’ referring to BLM event.

According to report wey Movement for Black Lives release for August 2021, U.S. government target BLM protesters to disrupt dia movement during di summer of 2020. Dem talk say di data wey dey show for di report dey prove wetin di Black organizers don sabi well about di federal government dey police and prosecute racial justice protests differently.

Timeline of yawa wey happen for United States

For 2014, Black Lives Matter dey protest against the many African Americans wey police don kill like Dontre Hamilton, Eric Garner, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Laquan McDonald, Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, Antonio Martin, and Jerame Reid, dey plenty others.

For July, Eric Garner die for New York City as police dey hold am for banned chokehold when dem wan arrest am. Garner death na one of the cases wey make Black Lives Matter start.

During Labor Day weekend for August, Black Lives Matter organize one “Freedom Ride” wey carry over 500 African Americans from all over United States go Ferguson, Missouri, to support wetin local groups dey do.

Black Lives Matter demo for Herald Square, Manhattan, November 2014

The movement still dey involved for Ferguson protests after dem kill Michael Brown. Sometimes, protests dey clash with local and state police wey dey carry guns. At one time, dem call National Guard come and declare state of emergency.

Also for August, Los Angeles Police kill Ezell Ford; BLM dey protest his death for LA till 2015.

For November, New York police officer shoot and kill Akai Gurley, wey be 28-year-old Black man. Gurley wahala get Black Lives Matter pipo protest for New York City. For Oakland, California, fourteen Black Lives Matter activists catch wahala after dem stop Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train for more than one hour for Black Friday, wey be one of the biggest shopping days. Dis protest, wey Alicia Garza wey co-found Black Lives Matter lead, happen after grand jury no gree indict Darren Wilson for Michael Brown case.

Still for November, Tamir Rice, wey be 12-year-old Black boy, also get him own wahala as Cleveland police officer shoot am. Rice matter too be part of wetin make Black Lives Matter movement start.

Black Lives Matter protest wey dey show police wahala for Mall of America rotunda for Bloomington, Minnesota, December 2014

For December, like two to three thousand people gather for Mall of America wey dey Bloomington, Minnesota, to protest how police dey kill unarmed black men. Police for the mall dey carry riot gear and bomb-sniffing dogs; at least twenty protesters don dey arrest. Dem management talk say dem dey "very disappointed say organizers of Black Lives Matter protest no mind wetin we talk and our repeated reminders say political protests no fit happen for Mall of America property".

For Milwaukee, Wisconsin, BLM dey protest how police kill Dontre Hamilton wey die for April. Black Lives Matter also protest how dem kill John Crawford III. Dem protest the Murder of Renisha McBride too.

Also for December, after grand jury no indict Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown, dem hold protest march for Berkeley, California. Later for 2015, protesters and journalists wey join that rally go file lawsuit say police attack dem wey no follow the law.

One week after the verdict for Michael Brown, two police officers die for New York City by Ismaaiyl Brinsley, wey talk say e wan kill police for revenge for how dem kill Garner and Brown. Black Lives Matter condemn the shooting, but some right-wing media try connect dem to am, as Patrolman's Benevolent Association president claim say "blood dey for [the] hands [of] those wey dey incite violence for street under protest cover". One conservative TV talker try link Black Lives Matter to those protesters wey dey shout say dem wan see 'dead cops' for December 'Millions March' wey different groups organize.

2015

Demonstrator dey raise awareness for Freddie Gray wey die for Baltimore, April 2015

For 2015, Black Lives Matter dey protest for plenty African Americans wey police don kill, like Charley Leundeu Keunang, Tony Robinson, Anthony Hill, Meagan Hockaday, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, William Chapman, Jonathan Sanders, Sandra Bland, Samuel DuBose, Jeremy McDole, Corey Jones, and Jamar Clark, plus Dylann Roof wey kill The Charleston Nine.

For March, BLM dey protest for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel office, dey demand change for Chicago Police Department.

Charley Leundeu Keunang, wey be 43-year-old Cameroonian, police for Los Angeles shoot am die. LAPD arrest fourteen people after BLM demonstrations.

For April, Black Lives Matter dey protest all over US for Freddie Gray death, wey include 2015 Baltimore protests. National Guard come enter.

After Walter Scott die for North Charleston, South Carolina, Black Lives Matter dey protest his death and dey call for Civilian oversight wey go check police actions.

For May, BLM protest for San Francisco be part of nationwide protest, SayHerName, wey dey shout against police killing of black women and girls, plus Meagan Hockaday, Aiyana Jones, Rekia Boyd, and others.

For Cleveland, Ohio, after officer free for Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams killing, BLM protest again. For Madison, Wisconsin, BLM protest after officer no face charge for Tony Robinson killing.

For June, after Dylann Roof shoot for one black church wey dey Charleston for South Carolina, BLM across the country dey march, protest, and hold vigil for plenty days after dat shoot.[1][2] BLM join march for peace for Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge for South Carolina.[3] After the Charleston shoot, plenty memorials wey dey for Confederate States of America spray painted with 'Black Lives Matter' or dem vandalize am.[4][5] About 800 people protest for McKinney, Texas after dem drop video wey show police officer dey pin girl to ground with im knees—na pool party for McKinney.[6]

For July, BLM activists for United States start protest over Sandra Bland death, wey be African-American woman, wey dem say dem find hanged ins

One year wey dem kill Michael Brown and di Ferguson wahala go happen for Barclays Center for Brooklyn, New York, August 2015

ide jail for Waller County, Texas.[7][8] For Cincinnati, Ohio, BLM dey rally and protest for Samuel DuBose death after police officer shoot am.[9] For Newark, New Jersey, over one thousand BLM activists march against police brutality, racial injustice, and economic wahala.[10] Also for July, BLM dey protest Jonathan Sanders death wey occur while dem dey arrest am for Mississippi.

For August, BLM organisers do rally for Washington, D.C., dem dey shout make dem stop violence wey dem dey do to transgender women. For Charlotte, North Carolina, after judge talk say dem go no fit continue the case wey involve one white police officer wey kill unarmed black man, Jonathan Ferrell, BLM protest and do die-ins. For Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Janelle Monáe, Jidenna, and some BLM activists sabi say dem march through North Philly to make people know about police brutality and Black Lives Matter. Around August 9, wey be the first anniversary since Michael Brown die, BLM gather, do vigil and march for St. Louis and all over the country.

Black Lives Matter protest dey happen for St. Paul police wahala for Metro Green Line, September 2015

For September, over five hundred BLM protesters gather for Austin, Texas, make dem dey fight against police wahala, and some carry banners enter Interstate 35 small time. For Baltimore, Maryland, BLM activists dey march as dem start hearing for Freddie Gray police wahala case. For Sacramento, California, about eight hundred BLM protesters dey gather support California State Senate bill wey go fit increase police oversight. BLM dey protest Jeremy McDole killing. For October, Black Lives Matter activists dem arrest during protest wey dey happen for police chiefs conference for Chicago. 'Rise Up October' join body with Black Lives Matter Campaign, and e bring plenti protests. Quentin Tarantino and Cornel West wey participate for 'Rise Up October' talk say police violence no be am.

For November, BLM activists dey protest after dem shoot Jamar Clark for Minneapolis Police. Dem gather strength for 4th Precinct Police wey dem dey camp. During di protest, dem clash with police, mash up di station and try to run am down with SUV. Later for dat month, dem organize one march to honor Jamar Clark from 4th Precinct to downtown Minneapolis. After di march, some guys wey carry gun and bulletproof come show, wey start dey call di protesters all sorts of racist names, as per one mouth wey talk for Black Lives Matter. When di protesters ask di armed guys to waka, dem fire shot, hit five protesters. All di injuries no be life-threatening, but everybody need hospital. Di guys run come but dem catch dem later and arrest dem. Di three guys wey dem arrest be young and white, and people wey see dem call dem white supremacists. For February 2017, one of di guys wey dem catch, Allen Scarsella, gree guilty for twelve felony counts of assault and riot wey follow di shooting. Based on plenty racist messages wey Scarsella don send him friends before di shooting, di judge no gree hear wetin him defense talk say Scarsella be 'naïve' and him sentence am for April 2017 to 15 years out of maximum 20 years sentence. From November 2016, BLM dey protest di murder of Laquan McDonald, dey call for plenty Chicago officials to resign after di shooting and how dem take manage am. McDonald dey receive 16 shots from Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke.

2016

For 2016, Black Lives Matter dey demonstrate against plenty African Americans wey police don kill, like Bruce Kelley Jr., Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Joseph Mann, Abdirahman Abdi, Paul O'Neal, Korryn Gaines, Sylville Smith, Terence Crutcher, Keith Lamont Scott, Alfred Olango, and Deborah Danner, among others.

For January, hundreds of BLM protesters waka for San Francisco to protest how Mario Woods wey police shoot for December 2, 2015. Dis march happen during Super Bowl event.

For February, Abdullahi Omar Mohamed, 17-year-old Somali refugee, get shot by Salt Lake City police after dem say e dey fight with another person. Dis shooting lead to BLM protests.

For June, BLM members and Color of Change protest how Jasmine Richards for California take get conviced for 2015 wey she try stop police from arresting another woman. Dem convict her for "trying to unlawfully take a person from peace officer custody," wey before dem dey call am "lynching" before dem remove dat word two months before.

On July 5, Alton Sterling, wey be 37-year-old black man, get shot plenty times as e dey pinned to ground by two white Baton Rouge police officers. For that night, more than 100 people shout "no justice, no peace" for Baton Rouge, dey do fireworks and block road to protest Sterling death. On July 6, Black Lives Matter hold candlelight vigil for Baton Rouge, dey chant "We love Baton Rouge" and dey call for justice.

For July 6, Philando Castile no fit survive as Jeronimo Yanez, wey be police officer for St. Anthony, Minnesota, shoot am. Dem pull am over for Falcon Heights, wey dey near St. Paul. Castile dey drive car with him girlfriend and her pikin wey be four years old when Yanez and another officer stop dem. Him girlfriend talk say, after dem ask am for him license and registration, Castile tell the officer say e get license to carry weapon and e get am for the car. She talk say: "The officer tell am make e no move. As him dey raise him hands back, the officer shoot am for him arm four or five times." She stream live video for Facebook right after shooting happen. After dem shoot Castile, BLM come dey protest all over Minnesota and America.

Dem protest march wey follow Philando Castile wey dem kill, St. Paul, Minnesota, July 7, 2016

For July 7, dem hold BLM protest for Dallas, Texas wey dem organize to show say dem no happy for how Alton Sterling and Philando Castile die. As di protest dey happen well, Micah Xavier Johnson come dey fire gun, him kill five police officers and wound seven plus two civilians. Di gunman wey dem use robot bomb kill am. Before him kick bucket, police talk say Johnson talk say e dey vex about Black Lives Matter, and say e wan kill white people, especially white officers. Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and some other conservative lawmakers come blame di shooting on di Black Lives Matter movement. Di Black Lives Matter network come drop statement wey talk say dem no support di shooting. For July 8, more than 100 people wey dey protest for Black Lives Matter across di USA come collect arrest.

Protest wey dem do for Alton Sterling wey dem kill, San Francisco, California, July 8, 2016

For first half of July, e be like 112 protests happen for 88 American cities. On July 13, NBA stars like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade carry Black Lives Matter message open 2016 ESPY Awards. On July 26, Black Lives Matter do protest for Austin, Texas, to mark three years since Larry Jackson Jr. die from shooting. On July 28, Chicago police shoot Paul O'Neal for back after car chase and him die. After the shooting, plenty people march for Chicago. For Randallstown, Maryland near Baltimore, on August 1, police shoot and kill Korryn Gaines, wey be 23-year-old African American woman, and injure her son too. People protest Korryn death for Baltimore. For August, Black Lives Matter protest for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over Bruce Kelley Jr. wey die after him stab police dog while he dey try escape from police earlier January. For August, plenty athletes start join National Anthem protests. The protests start for NFL when Colin Kaepernick from San Francisco 49ers sit down during the anthem, no follow tradition wey dey stand before him team third preseason game of 2016. After the game, he talk say, 'I no go stand show pride for flag wey dey oppress black people. This matter dey bigger than football.' People sabi say na solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement. The protests don get mixed reactions and don spread enter other U.S. sports leagues.

For September, BLM dey protest as police officers shoot Terence Crutcher for Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Keith Lamont Scott for Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte Observer talk say, "As night dey come, protesters dey gather, after the shooting don happen. Dem hold signs wey get 'Stop Killing Us' and 'Black Lives Matter', dem dey shout 'No justice, no peace.' The place dey sometimes scatter, water bottle and stones dey fly for police side, but plenty protesters dey call for peace, dey beg fellow demonstrators make dem no use violence." Multiple nights of protest happen for September and October for El Cajon, California, after dem kill Alfred Olango.

2017

For 2017 Black History Month, some three artists wey be from Richmond, Virginia organize one month-long "Black Lives Matter" art show for First Unitarian Universalist Church wey dey inside Byrd Park area. The exhibition showcase pass 30 multicultural artists wey dey explore theme of racial equality and justice.  

That same month, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) James Branch Cabell Library dey run events wey relate to African-American history for the whole month and show photos from the church's "Black Lives Matter" exhibition for their outdoor screen. VCU schedule include: The Real Life Film Series wey show The Angry Heart: The Impact of Racism on Heart Disease for African-Americans; Keith Knight drop the 14th Annual VCU Libraries Black History Month lecture; Lawrence Ross, wey write the book Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses yarn how hin book connect with the "Black Lives Matter" movement; and Velma P. Scantlebury, M.D., di first black woman wey be transplant surgeon for USA, talk about "Health Equity in Kidney Transplantation: Experiences from a surgeon's perspective."  

Black Lives Matter protest for di killing of Jocques Clemmons wey happen for Nashville, Tennessee on February 10, 2017. On May 12, 2017, after Glenn Funk, di district attorney for Davidson County decide say dem no go prosecute police officer Joshua Lippert, di Nashville chapter of BLM gather people do demonstration from Vanderbilt University wey carry go Megan Barry house, di mayor of Nashville.

For September 27, inside College of William & Mary, some students wey dey connect with Black Lives Matter come protest one ACLU event. Dem no happy say ACLU support make dem fit do Unite the Right rally for Charlottesville, Virginia. William & Mary president, Taylor Reveley, come drop statement wey show say di school get strong commitment to open debate.

2018

For February and March 2018, as part of dem social justice matter, First Unitarian Church for Richmond, Virginia do Second Annual Black Lives Matter Art Exhibition. Dem show art for big screen wey dem dey call jumbotron for Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell Library. Dem invite artists wey put dem art for the exhibition to talk about wetin dem do for the Black Lives Matter show when dem dey project am for night forum for small amphitheater for VCU Hibbs Hall. Dem also invite dem to show after for local screening of A Raisin in the Sun wey dem adapt to film in 1961.

For April, CNN report say the biggest Facebook account wey claim say e be part of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement na one 'scam' wey connect to white man for Australia. The account, wey get 700,000 followers, dey connect to fundraisers wey raise $100,000 or more, dem say na for U.S. Black Lives Matter matter; but some of the money shift go Australian bank accounts, CNN talk. Facebook don suspend the page wey dey cause wahala.

2020

More info: 2020–2022 USA wahala

For February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, one unarmed 25-year-old black man, dem kill am while e dey jog for Glynn County, Georgia. Three white guys dey pursue am with two motor, plus one papa and im pikin wey get gun. All three men face nine charges, including serious murder.

For March 13, Louisville police officers break Breonna Taylor’s apartment door, she be 26 years old black woman, dem come serve no-knock search warrant wey dem suspect for drugs. After her boyfriend shoot one police officer for leg, police begin fire plenty shots wey cause her death. Her boyfriend call 911 come talk say, "somebody kick the door and shoot my girlfriend." Protests happen for Louisville, people dey call for police change.

George Floyd protests

Main topics: George Floyd protests, Defund di police, and George Floyd murder

George Floyd protests for Lafayette Square, Washington D.C., May 30, 2020

End of May, plenty wahala dey happen because of racial matter wey don happen, over 450 big protests[1][2] show for cities and towns across di United States and three other continents.[3] Dem no take am easy as dem go vex because of how polis dem kill George Floyd for Minnesota, wey officer Derek Chauvin dey kneel on Floyd neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd dey beg say: "I no fit breathe."[5][6] As di protesters dey shout for more justice, dem charge three more officers wey help for di second-degree murder matter.[7]

Protests for May 2020 after George Floyd dey die

Black Lives Matter dey front of Washington National Cathedral, June 10, 2020

Black Lives Matter dey organize rallies for U.S. and all over di world from May 30 go reach now. Dem protesters dey act Floyd last moments, plenty people dey lie down for street and for bridge, dey shout "I no fit breathe," while others dey march by thousands, some dey carry signs wey talk, "Tell your brother wey wear blue, no shoot"—"Who you go call when di murderer wear badge?" and "Justice for George Floyd." Dis movement dey global and plenty groups wey no dey related still support am, but Black Lives Matter dey connect strong to dis big protests. Dem call make we "defund di police", wey mean different tin from wey wan remove police come out to wey wan move money go support community services for di area wey black people dey. For 2020, NPR report say di Washington D.C. Black Lives Matter chapter dem demand na to stop police funding, no build new jails, make sex work no be crime, remove police from schools, free di protesters and abolish cash bail for Maryland.

Al Sharpton lead di Commitment March: Make You Remove Your Knee From Our Necks for Washington, D.C., on August 28, 2020

For June 5, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser talk say dem don rename part of street wey dey outside White House to Black Lives Matter Plaza, with street sign show say e be official. On June 7, after global George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter dey talk say make dem 'defund the police', Minneapolis City Council vote say make dem 'disband police department' make dem fit shift money go social programs for communities wey get color. City Council President Lisa Bender talk say, 'Our small small reforms no work. End of story.' Dem vote come after Minneapolis Public Schools, University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Parks and Recreation cut tie with Police Department. By December 2020, about $8 million from the city’s $179 million police budget shift go for violence prevention pilot programs and dem consider am small small reform wey activists and politicians don dey vex say make e no happen before. For July 20, Strike for Black Lives wey Black Lives Matter help organize bring plenty workers for United States come do walkout to raise awareness about systemic racism after Floyd dem kill am. From May 26 to August 22, more than 7,750 BLM protests happen for over 2,240 places across United States. Though most protests dey peaceful, some turn to riots, looting, and back and forth with police and counter-protesters. By end of June 2020, at least 14,000 people don catch arrest. By June 2020, more than 19 people don die because of the wahala. Arson, vandalism, and looting wey happen between May 26 and June 8 cause about $1–2 billion in insured damage across the country, na the highest wey civil disorder don ever cause for U.S. history, and e pass the record wey dem get during 1992 Los Angeles riots.

2021

For April 20, 2021, jury wey get six white people plus six people of color find Chauvin guilty for three matter: unintentional second-degree murder; third-degree murder; and second-degree manslaughter.

2022

For Illinois, Olivia Butts organize effort to make dem pass law wey go remove cash bail for 2023, dem dey call am SAFE-T Act.

As 2021 marijuana legalization effort dey work, Black Lives Matter activist Lexis Figuereo conviction wey dem carry seal for New York come clear.

2023

Dem hold vigil for Keenan Anderson wey police officer from LA kill am. Anderson be cousin to Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors. Dem release camera footage wey show how Tyre Nichols die for January 2023, cause protest for Memphis. Al Sharpton from the National Action Network talk about the matter after dem release bodycam footage.

Supreme Court for Alabama don rule say dem no go allow most police body camera footage, even the one wey concern Joseph Pettaway wey bleed to die for 2018 after police dog bite am, make e go public. For December 2022, Judge Jerusha Adams block video footage wey concern Pettaway death again.

2025

Dem dey start remove the Black Lives Matter Plaza installation. For March 2025, Andrew Clyde (R-GA) carry bill go House of Representatives wey go block some federal money from the city if dem no change the name of Black Lives Matter Plaza to "Liberty Plaza", remove the mural, and clear all Black Lives Matter references from any official papers. On March 10, 2025, city teams start dey remove am; Mayor Bowser talk say dem take this action because of threat from President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress. She talk say "the mural inspire plenty people and help our city through tough times, but now we no fit let congress disturb us with nonsense. The wahala wey the federal job cuts bring be wetin we suppose focus on". Dem talk say dem go put new art wey students and artists go create for DC's America 250 mural project.

International movement

For 2015, after dem kill Freddie Gray for Baltimore, Maryland, black activists around the world start dey borrow style from Black Lives Matter and the Arab Spring for reform. This international movement don dey call "Black Spring". Some connections don form with other international movements like the Dalit rights movement.

Australia

Protest for Brisbane, June 6, 2020

Dem say Ms Dhu die for police custody for August 2014, na so protests dey link am with BLM movement. For July 2016, dem organize BLM rally for Melbourne, wey 3,500 people show face. Dem talk plenty about how police dey mistreat Aboriginal Australians and wetin government dey do too.

For May 2017, Black Lives Matter collect Sydney Peace Prize, wey dey celebrate person wey promote 'peace with justice', human rights and non-violence.

For early June 2020, right after George Floyd protests for US, protests burst for Australia, dem focus on Aboriginal deaths for custody, racism wey dey happen and other wahala wey Indigenous Australians dey face. Cricketer Michael Holding no dey happy with Australia and England wey refuse to take knee to support Black Lives Matter for cricket matches.

Brazil

Blacks for Brazil dey suffer from economic marginalization, state wahala, discrimination, and low life-expectancy. For June 2020, two Black pikin, 5-year-old Miguel Otávio Santana da Silva and 14-year-old João Pedro Matos Pinto, die for Brazil. Miguel fall from balcony of building for the white boss wey dey watch am. João Pedro get shot for back by police for Rio de Janeiro during one raid wey dem fire seventy shots. Him die the same week wey George Floyd die. Their deaths cause protests for plenty cities for the country. Dem translate 'Black Lives Matter' to 'Vidas Negras Importam' for Portuguese. Protests no stop for 2020, e jam again at the end of the year when supermarket security guards beat 40-year-old welder João Alberto Silveira Freitas kill am for Porto Alegre.

Canada

Protest for Vancouver, May 31, 2020

For July 2015, BLM protesters block Allen Road for Toronto, Ontario, because two black guys—Andrew Loku and Jermaine Carby—die by police shooting. For September, BLM activists dey block streets for Toronto, talk say na police wahala and to support “marginalized black lives” wey cause the shutdown. Black Lives Matter dey shine for Take Back the Night event for Toronto.

For June 2016, Pride Toronto choose Black Lives Matter as the honored group for their Pride parade, and dem do sit-in to stop parade for about half an hour. Dem get plenty demands for Pride to fix their relationship with LGBTQ people wey be color, like make dem get stable funding and correct place for Blockorama, better diversity for their staff and volunteers, and make Toronto Police no fit march for the parade in uniform. Pride executive director Mathieu Chantelois sign BLM demand, but later talk say he just sign am to stop sit-in and make parade continue, no agree say he go honor the demands. For late August 2016, Toronto chapter protest outside Special Investigations Unit for Mississauga cause Abdirahman Abdi die during arrest for Ottawa.

For 2020, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and D'Andre Campbell die for Canada wey cause BLM protests dey demand make police funding reduce.

As of December 2020, five Canadian BLM chapters dey for Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo Region, Edmonton, and New Brunswick.

Black Lives Matter for Canada dey also focus on issues, racism and wahala wey Indigenous Canadians dey face.

Denmark

Demonstration for Christiansborg Slotsplads, Copenhagen, June 7, 2020

For Denmark, one group wey dem call Black Lives Matter Denmark start for 2016, na Bwalya Sørensen wey be woman from Zambia wey come Denmark when she be 19 years. Dem group dey focus on rejected asylum seekers and criminal foreigners wey dem don sentence make dem go. E no clear how dem dey connect to di U.S. group, but Sørensen talk say one person for U.S. motivate am to start di Danish chapter, and say in 2017, di U.S. co-founder, Ayọ Tometi, come visit am.

For June 2020, after dem kill George Floyd, Black Lives Matter Denmark hold demonstration for Copenhagen, wey carry 15,000 people come. After di demonstration, di group and Sørensen face plenty criticism because di rules dey separate people by ethnicity: for di demonstration, only black people fit dey front, and white people no fit join some chants. Other wahala dey include Sørensen no gree co-host demonstration with Amnesty International because dem workers be white, and she dey raise money without proper permit, while she dey call di missing fundraising permit peaceful 'civil disobedience'. Sørensen sef don face criticism for how she dey split di movement with her confrontational style.

New group wey dem talk say na Afro Danish Collective show up for June 2020, with Roger Matthisen wey be former member of Folketing for The Alternative, as spokesperson. Dem group get similar aim like Black Lives Matter Denmark, but dem go take beta approach wey no go separate people based on skin color for di demonstration. Matthisen talk say Afro Danish Collective start partly because di leadership of Black Lives Matter Denmark no dey professional enough.

France

For July 18, 2020, plenty protesters gather for Paris to mark four years since Adama Traoré die. Traoré, na black man wey dem arrest for July 2016, faint after police pin am down. E later die for police station; how e take die still dey unclear. Racial wahala still dey on top wetin happen for 2023 after dem kill teenager Nahel Merzouk.

Germany

On June 6, 2020, tens of thousands people come together for Germany to support Black Lives Matter movement. For July 18, 2020, over 1,500 protesters show face for anti-racism march for Berlin to protest police wahala.

Protest for Fukuoka, June 21, 2020

Japan

After George Floyd die, plenty demonstrations happen for Japan, including 1,000-person demo for Osaka on June 7, 2020, and 3,500-person march go Shibuya and Harajuku for Tokyo on June 14, 2020. The movement get some people wey dey backlash am for internet, especially wey dem de criticize tennis player Naomi Osaka when she encourage people make dem join Black Lives Matter march for Osaka.

New Zealand

Black Lives Matter protest happen for Aotea Square, Auckland, June 14, 2020.

For June 1, 2020, plenty BLM protests show for New Zealand wey dem do because dem dey vex well-well for George Floyd murder. Places like Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Palmerston North and Hamilton no lack am. For Auckland, around 2,000 to 4,000 people come jam together, na members from New Zealand African community organize am. Mahlete Tekeste, wey dey organize am, African American lady Kainee Simone, and athlete Israel Adesanya talk say racism, mass jail, and police wahala wey African Americans dey face be like the way Māori and Pacific Islanders dey full New Zealand prisons, plus the hot police response wey no sweet, and the wicked racism wey dey happen for minorities like the 2019 Christchurch mosque shooting. Na hip hop guy Mazbou Q too call out Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern make she no let violence happen to black Americans go unpunished. The Green Party, wey dey part of Labour government, show dem support for BLM, link African Americans wahala to the racism and inequality wey Māori and Pasifika dey face too. But the Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters come criticize the BLM protests say dem dey break COVID-19 laws wey dey stop crowd over 100 people.

United Kingdom

Protest for St. Nicholas Church for Brighton, June 3, 2020

Black Lives Matter start for UK inside summer 2016. Thousands show for protest wey dey fight police racist for Manchester on July 11, and dem create group wey dem call Black Lives Matter UK (UKBLM) after June 23 Brexit talk wey US BLM activist Patrisse Cullors come address. On August 4, 2016, BLM protesters block London City Airport for London, England. Some people tie themselves together for the runway. Nine people catch police for the matter. BLM protests still happen for other English towns like Birmingham and Nottingham. UK protests na to mark five years since Mark Duggan shoot death.

For 2016, tabloid papers dey run stories to expose and discredit BLM activists, so the movement decide to keep their identity secret. On June 25, 2017, BLM supporters gather for Stratford, London to shout for Edson Da Costa wey die for police custody. No arrest happen for that protest. Patrick Vernon talk say di way BLM start for UK no get respect. From 2018, after wahala like Grenfell Tower fire and Windrush scandal, many black Britons, especially senior ones, start dey see the movement with better eyes. For December 2019, Black Lives Matter UK join Wretched of the Earth to represent voices of global indigenous people and people of color for climate justice movement.

For 2020, plenty protests happen make dem support Black Lives Matter movement for US. After dem kill George Floyd, London protest start for Trafalgar Square on May 31, Hyde Park on June 3, Parliament Square on June 6, and outside US Embassy on June 7. Dem get similar protests for Manchester, Bristol, and Cardiff. UK protests no only show say dem dey with US protesters, but dem also remember the black people wey don die for UK, as protesters dey chant, carry signs, and dey post for social media with names of victims like Julian Cole, Belly Mujinga, Nuno Cardoso, and Sarah Reed. The empty pedestal wey Edward Colston statue dey for Bristol wahala no be small since 1990s, as dem begin dey look how him be philanthropist wey dey trade slaves. For June 2020, dem bring down the statue, spoil am and push am inside Bristol Harbour. For June 7, protests still dey continue for plenty towns and cities. During Black Lives Matter protest for Bristol, protesters bring down Edward Colston statue for city center, roll am go road, and push am into Bristol Harbour. Home Secretary Priti Patel fit no like am, her talk be say: "This hooliganism no get defense." For London, after dem don spoil am few days earlier, protesters come spoil Winston Churchill statue for Parliament Square again with graffiti. Dem spray black paint for him name plus the words "was a racist" underneath. One protester even try burn Union Jack flag wey dey fly for Cenotaph, wey be memorial for Britain war dead. Later for evening, wahala break out between protesters and police. 49 police officers get injury as protesters dey throw bottle and firework for dem.

For weekend, police arrest plenty people, 135 in total. Boris Johnson wey be British Prime Minister talk say, "dem wey dey attack public properties or police – dem wey dey injure police officers wey dey try make we all dey safe – dem go face full force of the law; no be just because of the hurt and damage, but because of the wahala dem dey cause for the cause dem claim say dem dey represent."Peaceful protests happen for Leeds’ Millennium Square on June 14, 2020, organized by group wey be Black Voices Matter wey include Black Lives Matter Leeds. Second protest happen for Woodhouse Moor on June 21, organized by Black Lives Matter Leeds again. On June 28, Black Lives Matter UK receive wahala for some tweets wey dem post from their official Twitter about Israel, one of dem talk say "mainstream British politics no fit critique Zionism." Premier League wey dey carry Black Lives Matter logo for their football shirts for the 2019–20 season talk say any group wey try use the cause for their own agenda dey unwelcome. After dem collect plenty donations for summer 2020, Black Lives Matter UK organize themselves well. For September 2020, the group change their name to Black Liberation Movement UK and become legally registered as community benefit society. But dem still dey use Black Lives Matter name for their international efforts. For January 2021, Black Liberation Movement start to share their funds to grassroots black-led and anti-racist organizations for UK. Some activists wey dey follow different BLM group, Charles Gordon and Sasha Johnson, come start Taking The Initiative Party (TTIP) for summer 2020 dem don apply make dem register as political party through Electoral Commission; but BLM UK talk say "BLM UK no get any plan to form political party. Dis person or group no dey link with us." In September 2021, British man wey dey do business and dey help people, Ken Olisa, tell Channel 4 say Queen Elizabeth II and di British royal family support Black Lives Matter. For reply, BLM UK spokesperson talk say "We shock say Queen be BLM supporter. But we welcome anybody wey agree with wetin we dey do to break white supremacy. Action dey speak louder than words. Di Queen dey sit for throne wey dem take colonial plunder make. Until she return all di stolen gold and diamonds from Commonwealth and pay reparations, dem be just fine words." For October 2021, The Guardian and The Times report say covert police unit for South Wales try to recruit Black Lives Matter protester make e be informant and give dem more info about far-right activists wey don march support BLM. For February 2022, Swansea chapter of BLM talk say dem go close down because of "police dey try recruit and threats to members' safety from far-right activists." For July 2024, Black Lives Matter UK Festival of Collective Liberation happen for Friends House, London, and more than 600 activists and supporters show up.

2016 United States presidential election

Some more gist: 2016 United States presidential election

Car wey get BLM sticker, September 18, 2015

Primaries

Democrats

For Netroots Nation Conference wey happen for July 2015, plenty Black Lives Matter activists jam the stage wey Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders dey. Activists, including BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, ask both candidates make dem give dem specific plans to tackle deaths for police custody. Dem protesters dey shout plenty slogans like "if I die for police custody, burn everything down" and "Shut this nonsense down". E get as “Shut it down” come turn popular for BLM protests and social media.

After conference organizers beg the protesters for small time, O'Malley come respond say him go drop big plan for criminal justice reform. But later, protesters boo O'Malley when him talk say, "Black lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter." O'Malley come apologize later, talk say him no mean to disrespect the black community.

For August 8, 2015, one speech wey Bernie Sanders wey be Democratic presidential candidate and civil rights activist make, dem disrupt am. Na group wey go later start Seattle Chapter of Black Lives Matter come dey include Marissa Johnson, wey just waka come stage, collect microphone from am, dey call him supporters racists and white supremacists. Sanders come respond with one platform. Nikki Stephens, wey dey run Facebook page wey dem dey call "Black Lives Matter: Seattle" come apologize to Sanders' supporters, talk say wetin dem do no be wetin she sabi as BLM. Dem come send her threatening messages from Seattle Chapter members, make she change her group name to "Black in Seattle". The founders of Black Lives Matter talk say dem no send any apology. For August 2015, Democratic National Committee pass resolution wey support Black Lives Matter. For the first Democratic primary debate, dem ask presidential candidates whether black lives matter or all lives matter. Bernie Sanders reply say, "Black lives matter." Martin O'Malley too say, "Black lives matter," and sey the movement dey make serious points, say as nation, we don undervalue black lives, people of color. Hillary Clinton come push for criminal justice reform, talk say, "We need new New Deal for communities of color." Jim Webb come talk say: "As president of United States, every life for this country matter." Hillary Clinton no directly ask the same question, but dem ask am: "Wetins you go do for African Americans for this country wey President Obama fit no do?"

Clinton don meet BLM reps before, she yarn say she dey wan change things with better approach. She talk say, "Look, I no believe say we fit change hearts. I believe say we fit change laws". She dey feel say without policy change, "we go dey here again in 10 years dey talk the same matter". In June 2015, she use the phrase "all lives matter" for speech wey concern opportunities for young people wey be colored, maar e cause some wahala say she fit no understand wetin "Black Lives Matter" mean. One week after dem do the first Democratic primary debate for Las Vegas, BLM launch petition wey target DNC and their chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, dey demand more debates, plus specifically one wey get #BlackLivesMatter theme. The petition gather over 10,000 signatures within 24 hours,[6] and reach over 33,000 as at October 27, 2015. DNC talk say dem go allow presidential candidates join town hall wey activists go organize, but dem no go add any other debate to their schedule. In response, the organization drop one statement for their Facebook page talk say, "[i]n consultation with our chapters, our communities, allies, and supporters, we go still demand for full additional debate". After the first debate, in October 2015, Hillary Clinton speech on criminal justice reform and race for Atlanta University Center get interruption from BLM activists.

For February 2016, two Black Lives Matter activists dey protest for one private fundraiser wey Clinton dey run, because of wetin she talk for 1996, wey she call young people ‘super-predators’. One activist dey vex make Clinton apologize for ‘mass incarceration’ because e connect to wetin she support for her husband, Bill Clinton criminal reform law for 1994. Republicans dey mostly criticize BLM. For August 2015, Ben Carson, the only African American wey wan run for Republican nomination, call the movement ‘silly’. He talk say BLM suppose care about all black lives, no be just small number. For di first Republican presidential debate wey happen for Cleveland, dem ask question wey touch Black Lives Matter. Scott Walker talk say dem suppose train law enforcement well and blame di movement for rising anti-police feeling, while Marco Rubio be di first wey show sympathy for di movement. For August 2015, activists wey dey chant ‘Black Lives Matter’ interrupt di Las Vegas rally for Republican candidate Jeb Bush. As Bush dey waka comot early, some of him supporters start dey shout ‘white lives matter’ or ‘all lives matter’. Plenty conservative pundits don label di movement as ‘hate group’. Candidate Chris Christie, di New Jersey Governor, don criticize President Obama for supporting BLM, talk say di movement dey call for police officers to be killed. Christie's talk no go down well with New Jersey chapters of NAACP and ACLU. BLM activists also dey call di Republican National Committee make dem carry presidential debate wey go focus on racial justice issues. But di RNC no gree change dem debate schedule, instead dem just support make dem hold townhall or forum.

For November 2015, one BLM protester dey suffer for Donald Trump rally for Birmingham, Alabama. Trump come talk say, "maybe e suppose don get small beating, because wetin e dey do no dey sweet at all." Trump don already talk say e go fight any Black Lives Matter protesters wey wan talk for im event. Anti-Trump protest for New York City, March 19, 2016. For March 2016, Black Lives Matter help organize the Trump Chicago rally protest wey force Trump cancel di event. Four people don arrest, two don get felony beat-up charge for police officer and no wan want run. One don get two small charges for resisting police, and the fourth don get one charge for disrupting police as well. One CBS reporter dey among dem wey don arrest outside di rally for resisting arrest. Election time, group wey dem call Mothers of the Movement, wey include mothers of Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, and other mothers wey lose dem unarmed African American children to police wahala or gun violence, come talk for 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 26. For di first presidential debate for 2016 between Hillary Clinton and Trump, some media people talk say Clinton dey talk 'Black Lives Matter movement language' when she mention implicit bias and systemic racism, but others point out say neither Clinton nor Trump use di words 'Black Lives Matter.'

For Washington Post op-ed, DeRay Mckesson talk say he dey support Hillary Clinton, because her 'platform for racial justice dey strong'. He explain say to just vote no be the only way to get 'transformational change'. E talk say 'I don dey vote my whole life, and dem still tear-gas me for street of St. Louis and Baltimore. I don vote all my life, but those votes no fit convict the people wey kill Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray or Michael Brown'.

2024 United States presidential election

For July 2024, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation drop statement wey dey oppose Democratic Party wey go nominate Kamala Harris as president without primary election. Dem talk say e be like say dem dey 'anoint' Harris without public vote. Dem argue say putting Harris as nominee without primary election dey undermine democratic principles, and dis kin move go make modern Democratic Party be party of hypocrites. BLM call on Democratic National Committee make dem host virtual primary so voters fit participate for nomination process.

Dis BLM stand don spark talks about transparency and democratic engagement for Democratic Party as dem dey prepare for 2024 election. Dem re-emphasize say dem need more open process, express worry about how dem go fit lack representation and accountability for the nomination matter.

After dem kill George Floyd, plenty companies come out join movement, dey donate and change policy based on wetin di group dey stand for. "All Lives Matter" dey come up as response to di Black Lives Matter movement, right after e gather national attention. Plenty big people don support All Lives Matter, like Senator Tim Scott. NFL cornerback Richard Sherman dey support di All Lives Matter message, him talk say "I dey stand for wetin I talk, say All Lives Matter and we be human beings." According to one poll wey dem do for August 2015, 78% of likely American voters talk say di statement "all lives matter" dey closest to wetin dem believe compared to "black lives matter" or neither. Only 11% talk say "black lives matter" dey closest. Nine percent talk say neither of dem statements reflect wetin dem dey think. Professor David Theo Goldberg talk say "All Lives Matter" be view of "racial dismissal, ignoring, and denial". Professor Charles "Chip" Linscott talk say "All Lives Matter" dey promote di "erasure of structural anti-black racism and black social death in di name of formal and ideological equality and post-racial colorblindness."

Co-founder Alicia Garza don reply dem wey dey criticize the movement say e dey exclusive, she talk say, "#BlackLivesMatter no mean say your life no dey important – e mean say Black lives wey dem no value for White supremacy, be important for your liberation." President Barack Obama talk about the wahala wey dey between Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter. Obama talk say, "I believe say the reason wey dem organizers use Black Lives Matter na because dem no talk say other people's lives no dey matter... wetin dem dey try talk be sey, e get specific problem wey dey happen for African American community wey no dey happen for other communities." He still talk say, "that one be serious issue wey we need to tackle."

"Blue Lives Matter"

Main article: Blue Lives Matter

Blue Lives Matter na counter movement wey support police officers for America and dey push say anybody wey kill police officers suppose face hate crime law. E start because of Black Lives Matter after dem kill NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu for Brooklyn, New York on December 20, 2014. After two police officers get shot for Ferguson, dem create the hashtag #BlueLivesMatter by dem wey support police. After that, Blue Lives Matter turn pro-police officer movement for America, e grow bigger after sniper kill five police officers for Dallas, Texas wey say police shooting of Black people be him reason. Dem don criticize am with ACLU and others, e still inspire state law for Louisiana wey make am hate crime to target police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service wahala people.

Dem movement don face plenty wahala after di 2021 Capitol attack for United States, as pro-Trump people show dem support, some even carry Blue Lives Matter flags go protest. People dey call dem movement hypocritical, as di mob dey beat up Capitol police officers. One Black officer, Harry Dunn, talk say dem beat am with Blue Lives Matter flag while dem dey shout racial insults for am. Dis one make some people argue say Blue Lives Matter dey try suppress minorities pass supporting law enforcement.

"White Lives Matter"

Dis one na activist group wey dem create to counter Black Lives Matter. For August 2016, Southern Poverty Law Center add "White Lives Matter" to dem hate group list. Di group dey active for United Kingdom too. Di "White Lives Matter" slogan dem dey chant am when torch-carrying alt-right protesters gather for 2017 Unite the Right rally for Charlottesville, Virginia. On October 28, 2017, plenty "White Lives Matter" rallies burst out for Tennessee, especially for Shelbyville, as dem dey justify dem movement because of di plenty immigrants wey dey come Middle Tennessee. "White Lives Matter" movements dey show face for European football too, as dem don raise corresponding banners for stadiums for Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary, Netherlands, and di United Kingdom. White Lives Matter don also dey promoted by white nationalists.

Disinformation

Di Anti-Defamation League talk say plenty people dey try spread lie about BLM. Dem mention one post for mid-June 2020 wey get sticker wey talk say 'kill a white on sight' wey don scatter for Facebook and Twitter. Di sticker still get hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter and #Antifa. On Telegram, one 'white supremacist channel' dey encourage members to spread di propaganda. Another disinformation wey start for June 2020 for 4chan wan trend di hashtag #AllWhitesAreNazis (#AWAN) for Twitter. Di people wey organize dis tin hope say dem go hijack hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter and #BLM wit plenty tweets wey dem go pretend say na from Black activists, but dey go put di #AWAN hashtag. Di ADL talk say di people wey support di campaign wan create wahala and boost white supremacist accelerationism.

Some conservative pundits like Ryan Fournier and Candace Owens don lie say ActBlue dey carry donation wey suppose go BLM give Democratic candidates, some even talk say di organization be money laundering scam.

Scholars talk say Russian people wey dey work with Internet Research Agency don dey push campaign wey go promote BLM movement and still dey fight am back. For some instances, dem encourage violence against BLM members.

Fake manifesto

For June 2020, one unknown group don create website for BLMManifesto.com as if na di manifesto of di BLM movement. Di text be like di 1919 Italian Fascist Manifesto, but dem don modify am to fit racial injustice. According to Snopes, di website dey look like e wan discredit di BLM movement.

Statistic wey dey show say people for America dey see Black Lives Matter differently based on race. One poll from September 2015 talk say almost two-thirds of African Americans dey mostly gree with Black Lives Matter, but 30% of black Americans and 37% of white Americans no get any opinion about am. Among white people wey dem survey, 41% think say Black Lives Matter dey preach violence, and 59% believe say e dey distract from serious matters of racial discrimination. But for black people wey dem ask, 82% think say Black Lives Matter na nonviolent movement, while 26% feel say e dey take focus away from real discrimination issues. When dem ask whether 'Black Lives Matter' be more movement or slogan, 46% of whites and 67% of blacks gree say na movement. One serious survey wey dem do for internet by Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy at Northwestern University show say 82 percent of African Americans believe say the movement dey work at least p小ate for wetin e dey try achieve, even though 64 percent of them think say if dem fit get better leadership, e go work more. For June 2016, one poll show say 65% of black American adults dey support Black Lives Matter, while 40% of white adults dey support am. 59% of black Americans believe say Black Lives Matter go help blacks find equality in the long run, but only 34% of white Americans share that feeling. One 2017 Harvard-Harris survey also find say 35% of whites and 83% of blacks get good mind about the movement.

According to wetin The Guardian analyze from US Crisis Monitor stats, for most part of 2020, US law enforcement dey use teargas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and beat people pass for Black Lives Matter protests than for pro-Trump or any rightwing protests, no matter if the protest dey violent or peaceful. The analysis still talk say most of the tens of thousands protests for US last year dey peaceful, and both left and right protests no get violent wahala from law enforcement.

With Black Lives Matter come back strong for headlines as global protests dey happen, the movement see plenty support for 2020. Even though dem begin from different angles, as New York Times’ The Upshot talk, all kind voters dey sharply support the movement just within two weeks between late May and early June, e reach how dem no fit do for two years before. Pew Research Center report say most Americans show dem support for Black Lives Matter during dis time.

Terrance Woodbury wey dey research young people attitudes talk say the movement don change from Black people vs police to young people vs racism. Online survey wey Global Strategy Group do for people wey dey age 18 to 34 find say plenty people support the movement, except pro-Trump Republicans.

Ayọ Tometi believe say the increase for support come from economic wahala and how American government dey handle COVID-19 pandemic. Protests wey Black Lives Matter lead throughout summer turn one of the biggest movements for US history.

But e be like the movement dey lose steam and popularity, as one Pew Research Center poll show say support for Black Lives Matter don drop by 12 percent, land at 55% of all American adults by September. E don even go back to negative approval rating among white Americans, plus e dey fall for Hispanic Americans too. But black American adults still dey show love (up 1% from June to 87%).

Nobel Peace Prize nomination

Black Lives Matter get nomination for Nobel Peace Prize for January 2021. The nominator be Norwegian activist and Member of Parliament Petter Eide. In the end, dem give the award to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

Criticisms

Ideology

Some conservatives like Mike Gonzalez from Heritage Foundation don dey talk say Black Lives Matter be Marxist movement based on wetin one of di co-founders talk say she and another co-founder “be trained Marxists.” But PolitiFact talk say “Black Lives Matter don grow into national anti-racism movement wey plenty Americans dey support, wey few go fit call demself Marxist.”

Cultural critic Fredrik deBoer dey blame “idea-generating” people and institutions for di wahala wey BLM dey face as social movement.

Tactics

Some black civil rights leaders like Cecil “Chip” Murray, Najee Ali, and Earl Ofari Hutchinson don dey criticize BLM say dem no dey respect and dem dey ineffective, with Ali talk say “all dem fit do na disrupt and make noise.” Economist Glenn Loury, while he dey support di fundamentals of di movement, don criticize di backlash against “White politicians wey dey talk say All Lives Matter” and di polarizing effect wey di movement dey cause.

For him 2018 book wey dem call The Once and Future Liberal, Mark Lilla no dey like how Black Lives Matter dey work, na im dey talk say e fit spoil left matter wey dey go on. E say though e agree with wetin dem wan do, e call their talk say na 'textbook example how to no build solidarity', argue say how dem dey act dey push people away, dem dey show negative vibe towards American society and law enforcement. E go even compare dem with civil rights leaders wey dey 'focus on wetin we dey share' instead of race wahala. People don carry Lilla matter come for criticism too, call am 'trolling wey be like intellectual prowess' and say e dey make white supremacy come back make e fine again.

Academic freedom

Some academics, like John McWhorter, John Ellis, Marybeth Gasman, and Glenn Loury dey complain say some Black Lives Matter activists dey silence speech dey suppress academic freedom. Dem claim say na cause wetin we fit call self-censorship, academic inquiry dey reduce, and some research dey bias. Critics dey talk say academics dey fear to talk against this oppression because dem no want wahala.

Particularly, some big academics don talk against 'diversity statements' wey dem dey use for admission, hiring, and tenure decisions, include Jeffrey Flier wey be Dean for Harvard Medical School, and Abigail Thompson wey be Vice President for American Mathematical Society. Thompson even compare am to McCarthy era loyalty oaths. When schools dey collect state money, scholars don dey criticize Black Lives Matter pledges as constitutional wahala.

Views on law enforcement

Some people dey talk say Black Lives Matter be anti-police and dem dey support violence against police dem. Sgt. Demetrick Pennie wey dey Dallas Police Department carry case go court against Black Lives Matter for September 2016, dem accuse di group say dem dey start 'race war.' People wey dey march with BLM banner wey dem capture for video dey shout, 'Pigs in a blanket, fry dem like bacon' for Minnesota State Fair. Law enforcement groups talk say di chant dey promote death for police. Di protest organizer no gree agree, e talk say: 'Wet we dey promote be say if black people wey kill police officers go fry, make police officers too face di same wahala we dey face as civilians for killing officers.'

Ferguson, Missouri, August 17, 2014

Disconnect from underprivileged communities

Some black community leaders don come out against di movement say e dey far from di people e suppose represent. For August 2020 budget cuts, New York City Councilman I. Daneek Miller wey be co-chair for di council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus talk say make dem no reduce police funding, e add say, 'Black folks want make dem dey safe like everybody...we no fit allow people from outside our community come dey teach us about Black lives.' Vanessa Gibson from Bronx 16th Council District talk say, 'My working-class people, dem wey get house, dem tenants, my neighbors—dem no dey shout, because dem get work.' Mayor Ras Baraka from Newark, New Jersey, call 'defund di police' one 'bourgeois liberal' solution to racism.

Insufficient focus on women

Women no dey get enough attention

Dem dey talk say: Misogyny

Some women wey dey for Black Lives Matter movement, like Treva B. Lindsey wey be professor and civil rights advocate, don talk say BLM dey ignore black women experience for black men experience. Like, dem don dey organize more protests for Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin killing pass Pamela Turner, Kayla Moore or Rekia Boyd killing.

As dem respond, Say Her Name don start to focus on the killing of black women by police and to carry their names enter Black Lives Matter protest. Dem goal na to give complete story but no dey compete with other stories wey dey happen for BLM.

Mismanagement of funds

Dem don raise alarms say Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation dey mismanage funds after dem buy house for $6 million for southern California to use am as space for Black artists fellowship. The property get six bedrooms, a recording studio, and swimming pool.

Lack of focus on unsolved murders and missing persons cases

Since dem start, Black Lives Matter movement dey face plenty criticism because e no dey focus well on unsolved murders and missing persons cases. Like, some researchers don confirm say murders of Black victims dey mostly go unsolved.

According to FBI statistics, 40% of missing persons for US na people of color. Kyle Pope, editor and researcher wey dey work for Columbia Journalism Review, don notice say media no dey pay attention to this kind crime. For 2008, Derrica and Natalie Wilson start Black and Missing Foundation, wey be non-profit to find unsolved Black murder victims for the country. For one interview wey dem do for 2021, dem find say unsolved murders of Black people dey mostly overlooked by law enforcement and national media.

Story Line For All The Major Protest For Yankee

For 2014, Black Lives Matter wey be demonstration dey counter the deaths of numerous African Americans by the police dey include likes of Dontre Hamilton, Eric Garner, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Laquan McDonald, Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, Antonio Martin, and Jerame Reid, among others.

Read further

• Bonilla, Tabitha; Tillery Jr, Alvin B. (November 2020). "Which Identity Frames Boost Support for and Mobilization in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement? An Experimental Test". American Political Science Review (in English). 114 (4): 947–962. doi:10.1017/S0003055420000544. ISSN 0003-0554.
• Clayton, Dewey M. (2018). "Black Lives Matter and the civil rights movement: A comparative analysis of two social movements in the United States". Journal of Black Studies. 49 (5): 448–480. doi:10.1177/0021934718764099. ISSN 0021-9347.
• Cobb, Jelani (March 14, 2016). "The Matter of Black Lives". The New Yorker.
• Cole, Teju (July 26, 2016). "The Superhero Photographs of the Black Lives Matter Movement". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-07-27.
• Hayward, Clarissa Rile (April 2020). "Disruption: What Is It Good For?". The Journal of Politics (in English). 82 (2): 448–459. doi:10.1086/706766. ISSN 0022-3816.

• Hooker, Juliet (2016). "Black Lives Matter and the Paradoxes of U.S. Black Politics: From Democratic Sacrifice to Democratic Repair". Political Theory. 44 (4): 448–469. doi:10.1177/0090591716640314. ISSN 0090-5917.
• Lebron, Christopher J. (2017). The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of An Idea. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-060134-8. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018.
• Miller, Lisa L. (August 5, 2016). "Black Activists Don't Ignore Crime". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06.
• Ming Francis, Megan; Wright-Rigueur, Leah (2021-10-13). "Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective". Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 17 (1): 441–458. doi:10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-122120-100052. ISSN 1550-3585.
• Stephen, Bijan (November 2015). "Social Media Helps Black Lives Matter Fight the Power". Wired.

• Stevens, Melissa (July 28, 2016). "I'm a GOP Delegate and I Wore a 'Black Lives Matter' Shirt to the RNC". Time.
• Tillery Jr, Alvin B. (September 2019). "What Kind of Movement is Black Lives Matter? The View from Twitter". Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (in English). 4 (2): 297–323. doi:10.1017/rep.2019.17. ISSN 2056-6085.
• Towler, Christopher C.; Crawford, Nyron N.; Bennett, Robert A. (2020). "Shut Up and Play: Black Athletes, Protest Politics, and Black Political Action" (PDF). Perspectives on Politics. 18 (1): 111–127. doi:10.1017/S1537592719002597. ISSN 1537-5927.
• Woodly, Deva R. (2022). Reckoning: Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-760395-6.

Bibliographies

• Bernard, Marie Lyn (2014). "#BlackLivesMatter: A Longform Reading List". Autostraddle. USA.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
• Cheng, Selina (July 2016). "The complete summer reading syllabus on Black Lives Matter". Quartz.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
• Oakland Public Library (2014). "Listen, Learn, Participate: A #BlackLivesMatter Resource Series". California. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016. (Bibliography)
• Teller, Malcolm (July 2016). "Black Lives Matter Reference Guide". Medium.

External links

• Official website
• List of 1007 Black Lives Matter demonstrations
• Campaign Zero to end police violence
• "Read This: #BlackLivesMatter Reads for Teens". Minnesota: Hennepin County Library. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. (Bibliography)
• "#blacklivesmatter". American Library Association, Young Adult Library Services Association. December 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (Bibliography)
• Chicago Black Lives Matter Protest Collection Archived January 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine at the Newberry Library