Public pressure is working. Now we must keep going.
protestors have been arrested, but the rallies have yet to stop as demonstrators put pressure on officials to enact sweeping change and eliminate policies and systems that constantly compromise the safety of Black peopleinvolved in Floyd's death were charged, and below, you'll find a handful of other actions that have taken place as a direct result of longtime activists and current protests.
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Native Americans see hope in 'day of reckoning' that's 20 generations in the making'This is a moment we believe that we're finally seeing the principles that this country is built upon it — equality, racial and social justice,' said Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians.
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Latino activists push for solidarity with Black community as they confront racismMany Latino activists have sought to rally support for Black Lives Matter by emphasizing systemic inequities faced by both Latino and Black communities and recognizing anti-Black attitudes within Latino culture.
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Asians in Tech: It’s Time to Show Up for Black Lives Matter'History has also shown how white supremacy has co-opted Asians and Asian Americans, driving a racial wedge between us and other people of color, especially Black Americans.'
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Black ballerinas say protest shoot at Robert E. Lee statue changed their livesA pair of teen Black ballerinas who were in a powerful photo in front of a Confederate statue spoke about how dancing showed they can 'protest in different ways.' - TODAYshow
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Statue of Black Lives Matter Protester Replaces Toppled Statue of Racist Old White ManStatues have been having a real moment, so to speak, as people the world over have been reconsidering what it means to still have monuments to figures who enslaved others and slaughtered indigenous populations. The reckoning, which has resulted in protesters toppling statues across the globe, has been destructive and cathartic. But The Guardian reports that an artist in Bristol, England, has taken the opportunity to replace a statue of Edward Colston, an English trader of enslaved people, with a new beautiful statue of Jen Reid, a protester for the Black Lives Matter movement.\n
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