#Keeping the Movement Alive

When thinking about movements, often they don’t last as long as people intend while other times they last longer. In the article Trayvon Martin’s death sparked a movement that lives on five years later, written by Darran Simon from CNN, #BlackLivesMatter is described as a movement that continues to grow and impact more and more people each day. With it being around the anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, the article explains the story of Trayvon Martin and how his death and the unjust sentencing of Zimmerman, the man who murdered him, really ignites protesters and unites people of color. Each person who was murdered after and faced similar unjust deaths were highlighted and made just as much of an impact, such as Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and more. On Social Media, this movement really spread like wildfire and even Sandra Bland herself had many things to say on Twitter.