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Pillars of Black Lives Matter

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Even the strongest of ships need an anchor....  It is always said that behind every successful man there is a woman which also stands true for the biggest ever organised movements against racism, Black Lives Matter And our series of blogs could not be complete without knowing the most significant contributors or rather the founders of the movement. They proved that one can walk through hell yet be an angel. They've gone through all the insult, embarrassment, faced injustice and cruelty yet they've won the hearts of millions! Patrisse Khan-Cullors The woman behind the words One of the three gems is Patrisse Khan-Cullors -an artist par excellence, an ingenious organizer and true freedom fighter from Los Angeles, California. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, and Peace Prize awardee. Her greatest works includes “When they Call you a Terrorist:A Black Lives Matter Memoir“ the book which shook the world by its words. Alicia Garza The voice behind the movement Alic

USA and Black Lives Matter

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A rising tide lifts all boats…  The Black Lives Matter is a significant movement which inspires millions round the world to be an anti racist rather than a non racist. As many governments across the world have adopted this ideology and brought about revolutionary changes in sectors which dominated black community. They even openly supported Black Lives Matter movement in order to end the cruel and unjust tradition of racism in their respective countries. Let’s swing a pendulum and land on United States of America which is the birth place of #BlackLivesMatter. Why USA? United States of America being the epicenter of the movement Black Lives Matter, is also regarded as the most powerful country in the world from being a super power to having a veto power. Name it and United States of America has it. Since childhood every child dreams to go to United States of America to study or work at least once in their life time.Such a country with colossal reputation shockingly or

Black Lives Matter

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'There comes a time when silence is betrayal'.   -Martin Luther King .  To where it all started… Let's go back in time to the year 2013- The year 2013 which has made all difference by celebrating the acknowledgment of the existence of black lives, when the never answered injustice in the form of racism was questioned. Black lives matter is the world famous movement which signifies the contribution of the black folks in the society. The movement came to life against the white supremacy because of the deadly oppression and the brutal behaviour faced by the black race community. The movement black lives matter focuses on changing the mindset of racists that there is no black-white, African-American, the only race is Human race. In other words, humanity should be our race and love should be the religion. How digital media played a role? The gruesome death of Trayvon Martin a 17 year old African American who was shot in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman who