2013
July 13:Â George Zimmerman is acquitted in the shooting and killing of Black unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, shot Martin in February 2012 after calling 911 to report a âsuspicious personâ in the neighborhood.
Black Lives Matter is started by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi. The movement is centered around protesting police brutality and other racially motivated violence against Black people.Â
Nov. 25: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln hosts the âNot Here, Not Now, Not Everâ event following two racist incidents on campus. On Nov. 13, an Association of the Students of the University of Nebraska senator used the N-word and made other racist comments âduring a debate over a resolution that would encourage students to not use derogatory language.â An ASUN committee voted not to remove him from the student government. The week prior to the event, the N-word was found written in chalk near the Nebraska Union.Â