Black Lives Matter Is Red, Not Black
Although it hit the news big time only with the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter was formed officially on July 13, 2013. Its website was launched October 12, 2014.
Alicia Garza
#M4BL Convening 2015: Just What We Needed
From July 24-26 over 1500 registered Black activists and organizers from all over the U.S., Canada and even the Caribbean converged in Cleveland, Ohio for the 2015 Movement for Black Lives Convening. In addition to police terror and state violence, pertinent issues such as mass incarceration, economic empowerment, education, culture, housing and Black health were all working parts to an overwhelmingly incredible weekend.