After the recent shooting of Jacob Blake and the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, we’ve seen momentum sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement. NAACP’s Derrick Johnson and Tiffany Loftin discuss how advocacy can advance education, housing, and democracy.
Coming days after both the Democratic and Republican National Convention, the 2020 Virtual March on Washington will set forth a bold new Black agenda — advocating for comprehensive police accountability reform, economic empowerment, and equitable access to health care. For more information, visit 2020march.com.
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13. Trayvon Martin
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14. Tony Robinson
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Black Lives That Should’ve Mattered
The #BlackLivesMatter movement has been a defining moment in history, reinforcing that Black people are actually people that deserve respect and deserve to live.