Race and Justice-Black Lives Matter
Ferguson Riot and Ferguson Unrest (2014-2015)
The Ferguson Unrest and Ferguson Riots were a series of several riots and protest triggered by the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African...
Nikkita Oliver (1986- )
Nikkita Oliver is an attorney, teacher, poet, and social activist. She is well-known for her 2017 run for mayor of Seattle, Washington where she came in a...
Charleena Lyles (1987-2017)
Charleena Lyles was 30 years old and a mother of four who was shot and killed by Seattle Police on June 18, 2017....
Erica Gwen-Elise Snipes Garner (1990-2017)
Erica Garner was an activist, writer, and leader in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Garner was thrust into a life of activism...
Charles Smith, Jr. (2000-2018)
In the early morning hours of January 7, 2018, Charles Smith, Jr. and his friends were driving to a party...
Patrisse Cullors (1984- )
Writer, activist, and artist Patrisse Cullors, is most well-known as one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Cullors was...
Opal Tometi (1984- )
Writer, activist, and immigration rights advocate Opal Tometi is best known as one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter...
Alicia Garza (1981- )
Alicia Garza is an activist and writer who now lives in Oakland, California. Although she has organized around issues related to health, student services, and...
Sharmel Edwards (1962-2012)
Early in the morning on April 21, 2012, Sharmel T. Edwards, a 49-year-old African-American woman, was fatally shot by five Las Vegas, Nevada police...
