The Pandemic That Brought Change

You hear us but you may not like it. The pandemic of 2020 has molded and shaped the year around the Black Lives Matter movement and focused the injustices against Black Lives to the mainstream media. People can no longer ignore the brutal murders and unequal treatment by the police. The protest from Minneapolis, Charlotte, Chicago and St. Louis along with many other cities have caught the attention of people world-wide. With many Americans out of work and having more time on their hands the protests have been larger than they ever were before. The George Floyd protests is the biggest protest in U.S. history having 15 million to 26 million Americans march for what is basic human rights. Activist have placed a responsibility on the American people for holding the police and government accountable. Change is walking through downtown Charlotte and seeing a mural of Black Lives Matter on the street, change is seeing Large Corporations stand behind what could easily be called a modern day Civil Rights Movement. In a survey taken by Maneesh Arora 65 percent of the people she surveyed admitted to having more free time since the pandemic started, 77 percent have been financially burdened by the pandemic and 81 percent have attended protests. This shows that even through the toughest time modern day America has seen, people still give their time and efforts to the most powerful and meaningful movement of todays time. Every day Black people are still fighting for what is rightfully theirs and although not everything is perfect this movement is building a foundation for well needed change.

news article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/05/how-coronavirus-pandemic-helped-floyd-protests-become-biggest-us-history/