This Newspaper talks about how The Black Lives Matter movement is expanding around the world and is making a difference. 100,000 people protested to show support for the issue of brutality against African Americans. It has become more widespread, with demonstrations and actions occurring in numerous nations. The movement had its start in the US in 2013 in reaction to George Zimmerman’s acquittal on all charges related to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager.
- “On June 6, for example, at least 50,000 people turned out in Philadelphia, 20,000 in Chicago’s Union Park, and up to 10,000 on the Golden Gate Bridge, according to estimates by Edwin Chow, an associate professor at Texas State University, and researchers at the Crowd Counting Consortium”. (Buchanan)
- “The protests may also be benefitting from a country that is more conditioned to protesting. The adversarial stance that the Trump administration has taken on issues like guns, climate change, and immigration has led to more protests than under any other presidency since the Cold War”. (Buchanan)
