Black Lives Matter

In 2013, #BlackLivesMatter was founded by Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors, and Alicia Garza as a response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman (Trayvon Martin’s murderer). From the movement grew the organization Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc., which is a “global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.”