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| Memorial wall for George Floyd, who was killed on May 25, 2020 by Minneapolis, Minnesoto police. |
Black Lives Matter, today and every day. Standing in solidarity with Black communities as we again find ourselves anguished, angered, and compelled to action in response to the murders of George Floyd and Black people across the U.S. by police.
This hashtag is often accompanied by the lists of names of black men and women killed in recent years, including Trayvun Martin, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Eric Gardner, Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor and many others. The list has not stopped growing, several people have been severely injured or killed by officers during recent protests and arrest.
Since the deaths of these innocent black men and women they have not received justice from the officers who have killed them. Protests have been held from many states so that these men and women can get the justice that they deserve.
On August 31, after about two months of nationwide protests, several more names began trending on Twitter, often with the hashtag #SayTheirName to raise awareness of these new incidents.
Names such as Jacob Blake, a 29 year old black man,
who was shot in his back 7 times by police officer Rusten-
Sheskey in Kenosho, Wisconsin while in front of
his children.
Dijon Kizee, a 29 year old unarmed black men,
killed by LA Sheriffs Department while riding his bicycle.
Deputies tried to stop him for a code violation, according to the department.
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death for young black men and women in America.
“It’s important for us to also understand that the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ simply refers to the notion that there’s a specific vulnerability for African Americans that needs to be addressed. It’s not meant to suggest that other lives don’t matter. It’s to suggest that other folks aren’t experiencing this particular vulnerability.” – Barack Obama
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