This special edition looks at the founding of the Black Lives Matter and the work of those on the ground across the country that have been organizing, building, and visioning and have set the foundation for this movement to jump off of.
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A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
I created #BlackLivesMatter with Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, two of my sisters, as a call to action for Black people after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was post-humously placed on trial for his own murder and the killer, George Zimmerman, was not held accountable for the crime he committed. It was a response to the anti-Black racism that permeates our society and also, unfortunately, our movements...
June 16, 2015
Dear Governor Cuomo: A letter from the families of those killed by the NYPD
Dear Governor Cuomo, We are family members of New Yorkers who were killed by New York police officers during the last two decades. There are too many New Yorkers suffering because of the epidemic of police brutality. We are glad that you have pledged to make criminal justice reform a priority this year and that you are sensitive to the historic failure of District Attorneys...