News Article - International
#BlackLivesMatter – Why America Is Still Burning? America is witnessing nationwide protests since May 2020, after a black man was killed in police custody. Major cities are burning, incidents of mass lootings and deadly clashes between the police and protesters have been in the news for a long time now. - By Zeeshan Akhtar, 28/08/2020 Photo Source: The National Interest “Black Lives Matter” campaign was co-founded in the year 2013 by three black women namely – Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opel Tometi as a response to the killings of black people. The campaign later turned into a movement highlighting the atrocities and racial discrimination that black people face in America. Every year since the campaign started, people come out on the streets to protest and oppose any incident that takes place against black Americans. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was arrested outside a...
