Black Lives Matter Movement Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

We have been hearing Black Lives Matter pretty much all of 2020. The organization was bringing attention to systemic police brutality crisis in the United States. But to kick things off for Black History Month, On Monday the movement was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.The nomination letter, submitted by Petter Eide, a socialist lawmaker of the Storting, Norway’s parliament, according to Hip Hop Wired. He praised Black Lives Matter, "for their struggle against racism and racially motivated violence." The group started as a hashtag following the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012. By the way, Georgia's Stacy Abrams’ name was also thrown into the hate for her work to fight voter suppression. However, it will take some time because the selection process takes a while, but there should be a winner in October.

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