The fresh round of protests also brought back to the street as well as social networks the Black Lives Matter (BLM), a movement for racial justice that many thought had begun to ebb after its dramatic rise since 2013. “Our Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter,” Ms. Garza wrote on Facebook. We want community control.” BLM identifies itself as a human rights movement more than a civil rights one. White supremacists and several Republican politicians have opposed the movement, and counter hashtags and bumper stickers — “All Lives Matter” and “Blue Lives Matter” — were launched. While Democrats largely responded positively to the BLM movement, Republican response was harsh.

Source: The Hindu June 06, 2020 16:01 UTC