-
George Zimmerman goes free from the murder of unarmed black youth Trayvon Martin, and Alicia Garza, Patrice Cullors, and Opal Tometi express their sorrow with on Twitter with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Retrieved from: http://blacklivesmatter.com/
-
Eric Garner is killed in New York and even white conservatives are shocked by the non-indictment of the officers. http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2014/12/05/bill-oreilly-what-eric-garner-case-says-about-america/
-
BlackLivesMatter hashtag blossoms as the tool that rallies, vigils, and demonstrations center around. Retrieved from: http://www.blackpast.org/perspectives/black-lives-matter-growth-new-social-justice-movement
-
Twitter becomes the primarily tool for organizers around the Black Lives Matter movement - the Civil Rights Movement of our time. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/i/moments/672171618936987649?lang=en
-
Unarmed youth Michael Brown is brutally murdered by white police officer Darren Wilson, and the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter goes viral to express outrage.
-
As the general populace becomes more aware systemic racism and police brutality, new statistics (28 black and brown bodies are killed daily) become part of the daily conscientousness and a rally cry for activists. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/Eugene Ivanov
-
The murder of Sandra Bland is part of the new viral hashtag of the Black Lives Matter movement - #Say Her Name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Her_Name
-
As the movement grows - white folks continue to learn their role in the movement. http://movementforblacklives.org/5-ways-allies-can-show-up-for-racial-justice-by-not-going-to-cleveland/
-
Showing Up for Racial Justice takes off as an organization for whites folks in the fight for equality for Black Lives. http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/about
-
More and more, our communities realize the intersectionality of issues in the fight/work against white privilege and white supremacy. The work continues....https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/09/24/why-intersectionality-cant-wait/
