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Death of Trayvon Martin
Trayvon was an African American male who got shot while walking to a family friend's house. -
First BLM protest
BLM protested against several killings of African Americans. (Eric Garner, Michael Brown) -
Police Killings
USA saw a huge spike in police killings of African American people including Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, and Meagan Hockaday. -
Protests Against Police Brutality
In 2016, BLM organized more protests, this time against police brutality. In July, over 100 protests were done across America. -
BLM First Art Exhibit
BLM put on their first art exhibit to correlate with Black History Month -
BLM rises on social media
BLM started getting more attention with #BlackLivesMatter being used over 30 million times on twitter. -
George Floyd's Death
George Floyd was killed by a police officer by kneeling on his neck leaving him out of breath. -
BLM Protests Around the World
BLM protests broke out across America, London, and the rest of the world with celebrities even getting involved. -
BLM Nominated
BLM was nominated for a nobel peace prize and is continuing to fight strong.