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I walked across the south of America in a Black Lives Matter shirt — this is what happened - Documentary maker Rob Bliss set out on an epic journey to the Deep South in 2020. Cue the threats
Washington’s Black Lives Matter Plaza stood as a place to mourn, celebrate, argue and ultimately renew the nation’s commitment to the fight for equality. Then, amid a recent shift in political winds and under intense federal pressure,
One legacy of Black Lives Matter is how it engaged young people in causes beyond police brutality in the United States. Many who protested anti-Black racism became part of the college campus movement against the relentless Israeli assault on Gaza in response to Hamas fighters’ Oct. 7, 2023, sneak attack on Israel.
Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
On May 25, 2020, the killing of George Floyd led to what is considered the largest protest movement in United States history and a conversation on racism and policing. Floyd, a Black man, died after Derek Chauvin,
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Explore how George Floyd's tragic death and the subsequent Black Lives Matter movement reshaped American politics, impacting the Democratic Party and public attitudes toward dissent.
In a guest column, Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone reflects on leading a large law enforcement division — and holding a Black Lives Matter sign — in the days
Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.