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The 9+ Year History of Black Lives Matter “Although the 2008 election of President Barack Obama caused some to think a brand new BLACK chapter of post- racial life had begun, the advent of cellphone cameras has reminded us that many old features of American life have remained unchanged … Until the racial dominance at The 9+ Year History of Freddie Gray dies being the heart of this centuries -old reoccurrence is renounced, rejected and replaced with justice, we [10] transported by police in need not wonder, ‘What’s going on.’” - Baltimore, Maryland[13] MATTER Carlton Waterhouse April 19, 2015 Eric Garner is killed on Staten Island[3] George Floyd is killed in [5] Jacob Blake is shot in Tamir Rice is killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota Trayvon Martin is shot Breonna Taylor is killed 15 to 26 million people [11] [12] Kenosha, Wisconsin by George Zimmerman July 17, 2014 Michael Brown is Cleveland, Ohio in her home in Louisville, participate in Black [3] killed in Ferguson, Kentucky[5] May 25, 2020 lives Matter protests in Sanford, Florida [3] August 23, 2020 Missouri November 22, 2014 across the US[2] February 6, 2012 March 13, 2020 August 9, 2014 l June 6, 2020 Foundation and Growth Influence in 2020 “They are much better organizers than I was Alicia Garza writes her A Love Letter when I was their age, and I am confident that Black Lives Matter organizes a to Black People Series on Facebook. they are going to take America to new heights.”[7] national 8 minutes, 46 second Founds Black Lives Matter with seconds of silence for George Floyd Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi[3] President Barack Obama on Black lives Matter during protests across the nation[9] protesters in Ferguson July 2013 June 4, 2020 From July 12, 2013, to March 31, 2016, #BlackllvesMatter was used eight t imes as often as #AlllivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter first Number of'l'witter posts me,1tio11i11g ec,clr lwslatag: July 12, 2013. to .\farcli 31, 2016 The WNBA joins Black Lives [1] appears on Twitter Matter to dedicate their 2020 [4] season to Breonna Taylor “‘Say Her Name’: The WNBA Opens Its Season by Dedicating It to Breonna Taylor”, by Stuart Emmrich, July 27, 2020, https://www.vogue.com/article/wnba-opens-season-with-breonna- “I continue to be July 13, 2013 150.000 • taylor-tribute-black-lives-matter July 25, 2020 surprised at how little 8lackLiveJMatter O Black lives matter. @BIJd,vesmaner 100.000 • ••••.•••..••• • •• • •• • ••••••• • 500 protests # Bl acklivesMatter... 0 Black people. 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