BLM Day is approaching on July 13th and we’re doing a deep dive into each of our six pillars.
Culture is the soul of our movement. It fuels our resistance, amplifies our voices, and strengthens our bonds through shared creativity and expression. From artistic visions to vibrant celebrations, our cultural practices reflect and sustain our collective spirit, resilience, and hope.
This year, we've enhanced our cultural efforts, recognizing their crucial role in advancing social justice, building community solidarity, and shaping an equitable future. By nurturing Black creativity, we not only uplift our community but also actively imagine and construct pathways to freedom.
Black teachers have always done more than what’s in the job description. They’ve shown up as counselors, caregivers, mentors, protectors, and truth-tellers—often in schools and systems that were never built with us in mind.
Teachers help our children imagine new worlds. They pass on the stories, the pride, and the power that fuel our movements. They are the first in line as protectors of Black joy and play with our children. And too often, they do this work without the pay, the support, or the safety they deserve.
Let’s build a future where every Black student has access to education that empowers, and every Black teacher has the resources and respect they deserve.
What Matters? Podcast
Only we, as a community, can answer that. So, BLM brought four very different people together to have a candid community conversation about the issues that matter most to us. We can’t wait for any party or president to address the needs of our people directly. We have to do it ourselves.
The purpose of Black Lives Matter’s What Matters podcast is to explore how we can address our problems together rather than settling for the typical two-party system and accepting the lack of investment in Black communities that we’ve seen for decades.
This June, for Torture Awareness Month,Black Lives Matter teamed up with the Unlock the Box Campaign to break the silence and bring awareness to the human rights crisis happening right here every single day: solitary confinement.
Solitary confinement is torture, that’s a fact. It’s recognized as such by the United Nations, international human rights organizations, and mental health experts around the world but the U.S. isolates hundreds of thousands of people daily, often for months, years, or decades.
Father’s Day
Black fatherhood has always been foundational: filled with love, strength, guidance, and unwavering presence. Yet too often, our society diminishes or erases the narratives of Black fathers who tirelessly nurture their families and communities.
Healthy Black fatherhood is far too absent from popular culture, TV, movies, and literature.
Oftentime, we associate community care with femininity but it can come in many different forms. We know Black fathers showing care to their families, and loved ones IS community care.
Part of Black liberation is uncovering our community’s story and truth outside of the lens of white supremacy and colonialism. That means seeing Black fatherhood as the pillar of strength and love when it is far too often dismissed.
BLM touches down in London
We tapped in across the pond. 🌍✊🏾 Some of the BLM team touched down in London to tap in with the city’s rich Black culture.
We posted up in Brixton, Notting Hill, and Shoreditch—connecting with artists, changemakers, and community leaders who are keepin’ the culture alive. Brixton especially showed out—it’s more than a neighborhood; it’s the heartbeat of Black London. This trip reminded us that we’re part of a global fam, and we’re bringing all that insight and inspiration back home to keep the movement growing.
Setting the record straight about BLM on Pastor Jamal Bryant’s podcast
Cicley Gay, our extraordinary Board Chair, appeared on Jamal Bryant’s podcast to speak about the new era of Black Lives Matter and the bonds we’re building with communities like the faith community.
We own that we’re an organization that was born out of tragedy and violence, but we’re not just about Black death any more. Black Lives Matter represents (and is fighting for) so much more than that. We’re here for Black love, Black life, and Black liberation.
As an organization we KNOW we have a responsibility to earn and uphold your trust and as Cicley said it best, “we are building bridges instead of walls and bonds that don't break.“ Whewwww 🔥
Celebrating Elaine Brown’s 82nd Birthday + Video Series
Elaine Brown, a formidable force and former Chair of the Black Panther Party, turned 82 this year!
Back in 1974, Elaine broke new ground when she became the first and only woman ever to lead the Black Panther Party. We follow in her footsteps in all the work that we did today and we celebrate her all the time for breaking down barriers and getting us closer to Black liberation.
Check out her birthday video series by clicking here ➡️
Elaine’s birthday celebration was a testament to just how far the movement for Black liberation has come. We started fresh as an organization to center not only our liberation but our joy, culture, and the positivity of our movement.
We have made our north star joy and community and that means changing how we communicate, active, protect and thrive as a community.
BLM as a movement started online, and we are continuing to change, learn, and evolve as a movement as we adapt to meet the moments that we are in. Our organization is not just one for the past or the present, we are constantly looking to the future and how we can continue to push boundaries.
Thank you for reading. Our culture is everything and we are constantly uplifting Black culture that propels us to dream big and create the communities we want and need to flourish, grow, and thrive.
Our grassroots movement is pushing for Black liberation every single day. We are striving to create a world where Black people do so much more than just survive. It’s time we thrive.
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