Black Lives Matter Protests:

On May 25th, 2020, police officer Derek Chauvin murdered black citizen George Floyd. Floyd’s official cause for death was asphyxiation due to Chauvin’s knee on his neck for nearly ten minutes.The event sparked nationwide demonstrations protesting centuries of systemic racism and biased policing. 

Black Lives Matter (BLM) , a global movement whose purpose is racial equality worldwide, made history due to such protests being created and planned almost exclusively via social media.

In a survey done by Business Insider, out of 38,919 Americans aged 13-25, nearly 78 percent of Generation Z participated in social media-based activism. In the same survey, 90 percent of surveyors said they support the Black Lives Matter movement.

BLM changed the face of American history, produced a Nobel Peace Prize 

nomination, and shifted many Gen-Z’s opinions on institutions and racism. More than ever before, Gen-Z was drawn into politics and inspired to bring change.