Black Lives Matter began as a hashtag created by the activists Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager, in Florida. It grew into a decentralised movement against police violence and racial inequality directed at Black people, with new momentum after the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. In 2020, the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody triggered some of the largest protests in American history, which spread to many other countries. The movement has been praised for raising awareness and criticised or opposed by others, and it influenced debates on policing, education and public memory.
Before and after
- 28 May 2013Gezi Park protests
- 1 July 2013Discovery of Hippocamp
- 3 July 20132013 Egyptian coup d'état
- 9 July 2013Release of Dota 2
- 13 July 2013Rise of Black Lives Matter
- 22 July 2013Birth of Prince George of Wales
- 24 July 2013Santiago de Compostela derailment
- 26 July 2013Death of Sung Jae-gi
- 12 August 2013Premiere of Paw Patrol
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- 16 November 1945Founding of UNESCO
- 7 April 1948Founding of World Health Organization
- 4 April 1949Founding of NATO
- 1959HIV/AIDS
- 9 September 1999Founding of African Union
- from 15 November 2019 to 5 May 2023COVID-19 pandemic
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