After Funding is Cut to a Domestic Violence Shelter Who Supported BLM, national Lawyers’ Committee Takes Action Wisconsin county officials who cut ties with a domestic violence shelter due to … [Read more...]
Photo Gallery – Black Lives Matter Protest on Capitol Drive on August 27
Black Lives Matter protest on Capitol Drive on August 27th Photos by Kim Robinson … [Read more...]
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When Religion is the Weapon: Affirming Black Lives through a Religious Lens
By LaKeshia N. Myers My faith in God has been constant since I was a child. Attending church every Sunday was not a choice—it was required by my parents—because they felt my spiritual formation … [Read more...]
CHANGE – Black Lives Matter / Lift Their Voice
https://youtu.be/OTAu74yYd2w This video was made to bring awareness to the many organizations working for change in the BLM movement and to encourage supporting them in any way we can. Edited … [Read more...]
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A Mouthpiece for the Silent: How Ida B. Wells’ Crusade for Justice was the Blueprint for Black Lives Matter
By LaKeshia Myers I recently saw an advertisement for a PBS special celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of women’s suffrage. In the commercial, was a photo of Ida B. Wells, a journalist, … [Read more...]
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‘I Can’t Breathe – The Murder of George Floyd was a Lynching in Broad Daylight.’
The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don’t seem to agree. By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. President and Founder - Rainbow … [Read more...]
NNPA Honors Black Lives Matter Founder with Newsmaker of the Year Award
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Alicia Garza said she’s “super excited” about being named the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2019 Newsmaker of … [Read more...]
Alice’s Garden Hosts Second Annual Black Lives Matter Community Event Despite Rain
By Danielle Miller Nestled into a small pavilion, community members gathered to wait out the downpour at Alice’s Garden Wednesday night as they waited through the storm to start the local … [Read more...]
Black Lives Matter: A Student’s Art Exploration
By Dylan Deprey Following the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012, three Black queer women banded together to launch Black Lives Matter. While some call Black Lives Matter the next civil rights … [Read more...]
Black Lives Matter: Three Years on America’s Scene
By D. Kevin McNeir and Sarafina Wright It’s been just over three years since Opal Tometi, Patrice Cullors and Alecia Garza, three same-genderloving activists angered at the acquittal of George … [Read more...]