Black Lives Matter Grassroots Calls for an End to Qualified Immunity After the Successful Verdict of the Andrew Joseph III Case

Black Lives Matter was birthed in 2013 in response to George Zimmerman's acquittal for the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The boots-on-the-ground have always been everyday people committed to ending state-sanctioned violence against Black people. We took to the streets, demanded policy change, shifted narratives, and built a mass movement - then and now - to build a world where all of our people can live and walk freely.

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