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Black Lives Matter

Spring 2020 Protests

young, black woman holding sign that says "I can't breathe" with a picture of George Floyd

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"The killing of George Floyd, 46, of St. Louis Park, who repeatedly told a Minneapolis police officer he couldn’t breathe as the officer knelt on his neck, sparked mass protests at dozens of cities across the nation and days of widespread looting, fires and destruction in Minneapolis and St. Paul."

Graves, C.  (2020, June 1).  The killing of George Floyd:  What we know.  MPRNewshttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/01/the-killing-of-george-floyd-what-we-know

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Black Lives Matter

"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."

Black Lives Matter. (2020).  What we believe.  Black Lives Matter.  https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/

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