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Black Lives Matter movement began as a hashtag in 2012, following the death of a Black 17-year-old in the USA named Trayvon Martin. However, the movement only gained real momentum in 2016 as regular instances of police brutality were caught on camera and uploaded to social media providing the cause with necessary media attention. As a result, 2016 saw worldwide protests using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and campaigning for an end to racism across the world.
Racism has occurred through White nations using their power to deny Black people of equality, dignity, and freedom, and results in unjust treatment. This systemic racism can be broken down into overt and covert. Overt racism relates to more visible forms of racism such as police brutality, hate crime, and disproportionate incarceration. Covert racism relates to the unconscious biases that we all have. Further reading can be found in these articles from The Independent and The
