Once this protest ended, Garza started a new generation of civil rights leaders. Garza: The last four years have really been an excavation of sortsdigging up and unearthing the very worst and the very best of what humanity has to offer. I dont think any of this stuff is confusing. The first time we were fighting people to even say Black lives matter. When George Zimmerman was infamously acquitted in July 2013, in the murder case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, activist Alicia Garza famously wrote on Facebook: "The sad part is, there's a section of America who is cheering and celebrating right now. The president of this country said that Black Lives Matter was a symbol of hate. I would say that that's a big threat. The chancellor of the University, Chancellor Kohsla, said in a report by UC San Diego news, "Alicia Garzas determination to be a catalyst for change has deeply influenced our campus community, and we are honored to feature her as our Commencement keynote speakerHer commitment to health equity and rights for domestic workers as well as ending police violence, racism and violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people of color has made a significant impact on the lives of many in our nation and around the world[66]. It means having the courage to face that which scares us and which we are not proud of, so that we can keep it from happening again. document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(stylesheet); // Florida Man December 1, 2006, What Time Can I Buy Beer At Publix On Sunday, Grand Oaks High School Girl Jumps, Jackson Nj Election Results, Nile Monitor Bite Force Psi, Articles W