BLACK LIVES MATTER

The official #BlackLivesMatter Global Network builds power to bring
justice, healing, and freedom to Black people across the globe.
Black Lives Matter began as a call to action in response to
state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. Our intention from
the very beginning was to connect Black people from all over the
world who have a shared desire for justice to act together in their
communities. The impetus for that commitment was, and still is, the
rampant and deliberate violence inflicted on us by the state.
Enraged by the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal
of his killer, George Zimmerman, and inspired by the 31-day
takeover of the Florida State Capitol by POWER U and the Dream
Defenders, we took to the streets. A year later, we set out
together on the Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride to Ferguson, in
search of justice for Mike Brown and all of those who have been
torn apart by state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism.
Forever changed, we returned home and began building the
infrastructure for the Black Lives Matter Global Network, which,
even in its infancy, has become a political home for many.