Black Lives Matter holds National Convention

Black Lives Matter holds National Convention

NEW YORK (AP) – Activists from the Black Lives Matter movement plan to hold their first national convention on Friday, a virtual gathering where they will adopt a political agenda that includes reparations for slavery, a universal basic income, environmental justice and proposals to reform justice. penal.

The forum occurs in the context of the conventions of the Democratic and Republican parties that presented completely different views of the United States. It also takes place after a black man – Jacob Blake, 29 – was shot by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparking protests, riots and violence.

Friday’s live […]

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