Movement for Black Lives Responds to the Historic UN Vote to Declare the TransAtlantic Chattel Slave Trade as the “Gravest Crime Against Humanity”
Yesterday, the United Nations adopted a resolution proposed by Ghana recognizing the TransAtlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Movement for Black Lives Responds to United States and Israel Attacks on Iran
Movement for Black Lives categorically condemns this massive escalation that illustrates US fascism both at home and abroad.
Movement for Black Lives Responds to Recent Arrests of Protestors, Journalists in Minnesota
As world leaders gather in the Amazon at COP30, The Black Hive at The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) demands that COP30 prioritize the specific and complex climate injustices, including environmental racism, shouldered by Global Afro Descendant communities at this critical moment.
Global Black Climate Leaders Call on COP30 to Deliver Historic Action for People of African Descent, End Fossil Fuels, and Advance True Climate Justice.
As world leaders gather in the Amazon at COP30, The Black Hive at The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) demands that COP30 prioritize the specific and complex climate injustices, including environmental racism, shouldered by Global Afro Descendant communities at this critical moment.
Movement for Black Lives Responds to the Devastating Murder of Sonya Massey
Racial justice leaders, youth advocates and policy experts call on lawmakers to advance a community safety agenda that addresses root causes of violence and harm in their communities
New Report Shows 67% of Black Americans Support Divestment from Police Departments, Investing in Policing Alternatives
New data from The Movement for Black Lives and GenForward Research “Perspectives on Community Safety from Black America” report also suggests that language plays a significant role in support for alternative public safety solutions
Movement for Black Lives Calls for an Immediate End to the U.S.-Backed Occupation of Palestine
In response to the U.S.–backed occupation of Palestine, the Movement for Black Lives issued the following statement:
Movement for Black Lives Statement on the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance
In response to evidence revealing that the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance is a front for Creative Community for Peace, the Movement for Black Lives issued the following statement:
Movement for Black Lives Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision to End Affirmative Action in College Admissions
After the Supreme Court scrapped decades of precedent, and ruled to overturn affirmative action in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, the Movement for Black Lives issued the following statement:
Youth and Black Movement Leaders Advocate for Safer Communities on Capitol Hill, Urge Congress to Pass The Community Safety Agenda
Racial justice leaders, youth advocates and policy experts call on lawmakers to advance a community safety agenda that addresses root causes of violence and harm in their communities