Black Lives Matter Timeline

  • Trayvon Maritn

    Trayvon Maritn

    A man saw Trayvon Maritn in the neighborhood and he called 911 because he looked “suspicious" then the neighbor shot and killed him.
  • Black Lives Matter Founders

    Black Lives Matter Founders

    Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi create the Black Lives Matter network, protesting violence against Black lives in the United States.
  • Protest for Trayvon Martin

    Protest for Trayvon Martin

    First mass Protest for Trayvon Martin, over 1,000 people do a sit-in in Times Square.
  • Michael Brown

    Michael Brown

    Michael Brown was shot by a white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.
  • Supporting Ferguson MO Protesters

    Supporting Ferguson MO Protesters

    Protest are held across the country to support the Ferguson MO protesters.
  • Tamir Rice

    Tamir Rice

    Tamir Rice who was 12 was murdered at a playground for holding a toy gun by a police officer.
  • Sandra Bland

    Sandra Bland

    Sandra Bland was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas.
  • Protests across America

    Protests across America

    Protest take place across America for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
  • Protests in Minnesota

    Protests in Minnesota

    A Minnesota police officer was found not guilty after shooting a black man during traffic.
  • Stephon Clark

    Stephon Clark

    Stephon Clark was 22 when he was killed by two police officers.
  • #BLACKLIVESMATTER

    #BLACKLIVESMATTER

    The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter was used 30,000,000 times on Twitter since 2013.
  • Isaiah Lewis

    Isaiah Lewis

    Isaiah Lewis was killed by officers Milo Box and Denton Scherman in Edmond, OK.
  • George Floyd

    George Floyd

    George Floyd was killed by police and a video showing the police officer Derek Chavin kneeling on Floyd’s neck goes viral.
  • 2020 Protests

    2020 Protests

    More than 10,600 Black Lives Matter events and protest happen in all 50 states.
  • Noble Peace Price

    Noble Peace Price

    Black Lives Matter was nominated for the noble peace price for racing awareness of racial injustice.