A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement by Alicia Garza

By Alicia Garza I created #BlackLivesMatter with Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, two of my sisters, as a call to action for Black people after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was post-humously placed on trial for his own murder and the killer, George Zimmerman, was not held accountable for the crime he committed. It was a response … Continue reading A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement by Alicia Garza