Black Lives Matter Research Papers

Black Lives Matter emerged out of police officers murdering unarmed black men specifically, and the justice system not punishing the shooters. Multiple cases like Eric Garner where 8 armed and trained officers choked an unarmed black man to death for the crime of selling dollar cigarettes (CNN). The movement first came about after the George Zimmerman case where an adult white male followed a young black teenager shooting him multiple times and killing him simply because he wore a hoodie. This was a pivotal case and turning point in American society, setting the bar that the killing of unarmed black men was going to be allowed by the justice system and police shortly after started shooting more and more unarmed black men, so Black Lives Matter …show more content…
BLM has reached news outlets, radio stations, music, and a large following on social media. Black Lives Matter orchestrates large marches, with an incredible structure and organization that stems from chapters or groups in different areas in charge of that region similar to fraternities or sororities. BLM established a website where individuals can locate chapters in their area, read about recent events and other areas on how you can get involved. Black Lives Matter has been extremely effective at gaining a presence in different media outlets as well as a strong organizational …show more content…
The 2016 Presidential Election, with the current president Elect being Donald Trump gave an opportunity for multiple social movements to team up. Social movements latching on to one another to accomplish something allow the social movement to not only spread awareness on its specific goal, but to specifically spread the truth about the movement itself and not have a mixed message. LGBT and Black Lives Matter fight for human rights. Crip and Blood gangs have also been meshing with Latino gangs. Multiple social movements are turning toward the government as the enemy, thus uniting one