George Floyd, Black Lives Matter
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While "Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd" recounts the shocking killing caught on camera, its bigger aim is to assess the impact of the subsequent Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement on racial inequality, both in the US and in the UK and beyond.
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,
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"We've evolved from demanding justice to building the power to enforce it ourselves," said Angela Angel of Black Lives Matter.
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
Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
Passionate activists and community members are being tasked with preserving the remaining Black Lives Matter murals.
Okoh describes the new surveillance as “policing in disguise” and said that the software intended to support students’ mental health has become a tool of criminalization, where, in some districts, police can access student records in ways that expand discipline beyond school hours.
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.