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Black Lives Matter Movement

Collected by: San Jose State University, School of Information

Archived since: Oct, 2015

Description:

The Documenting the Black Lives Matter Movement Collection features websites containing information about the demonstrations, protests, politics, creative expression, and social media around this social movement and the broader issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality. These websites provide an overview of the establishment of Black Lives Matter as a result of violence against African Americans and offer a sense of the pulse of the movement by capturing public reaction and involvement through social media.

Subject:   Social movements Civil rights Racism Police brutality Justice Internet and activism

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Title: Black Poets Speak Out

URL: http://blackpoetsspeakout.tumblr.com/

Description: Black Poets Speak Out collects and features hundreds of videos of Black poets using poems, songs, prayers, and testimonies to insist on justice in the face of racism and police brutality.

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Subject:   Justice Internet and activism Poetry Racism Police brutality Social movements

Title: Ferguson Action

URL: http://fergusonaction.com/

Description: Ferguson Action is a movement stemming from the shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri in August of 2014. The movement endorses acts of civil disobedience in pursuit of justice and advocates for a change in law enforcement and freedom for Black people.

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Subject:   Civil rights Social movements Youth, Black Police brutality Racism Internet and activism Justice

Title: Black Lives Matter

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/black-lives-matter/

Description: Black Lives Matter hosted on Huffington Post is a collection of news articles, blogs, and original content related to the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, and racial bias.

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Subject:   Racism Police brutality Social movements Civil rights Justice Internet and activism

Title: Racial bias, police brutality, and the dangerous act of being black

URL: http://www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2014/08/racial-bias-police-brutality-and.html

Description: This blog post discusses the shooting of a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri and the issues of racial bias and law enforcement that have been fueled by the tragedy.

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Subject:   Police brutality Racial bias Society and culture Internet and activism Justice

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