Black Lives Matter

George Floyd

A black man who died on May 25, 2020, in police custody

Trayvon Martin

A black teenager who was killed by a man named Zimmerman. Zimmerman said that he killed Martin in self-defense, despite the fact that he was unarmed

Black Lives Matter

A movement that grew out of the perceived discounting of black lives by police and juries. It began in 2013.

I can't breathe

George Floyd muttered this while Derek Chauvin was kneeling on his neck. Protesters used this term during protests

Black Lives Matter fist

It is an image that is used to represent the movement. It is used to represent the unity and power from oppressed people such as African-Americans

Derek Chauvin

The police officer who is responsible for the death of George Floyd. He was seen kneeling on the neck of George Floyd. He was found guilty on April 21, 2021

Alicia Garza

The woman who created the Black Lives Matter movement. She created the hashtag for the movement and it was shared all over social media. She made the hashtag after George Zimmerman was acquitted for the death of Trayvon Martin