Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for carrying forward a movement of racial justice Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
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Black Lives Matter has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
Norwegian member of parliament Petter Eide said he nominated the organization because it is bringing forward a new consciousness and awareness about racial justice. To carry forward a movement of racial justice and to spread that to other countries is very, very important. Black Lives Matter is the strongest force today doing this, not only in the U.S. but also in Europe and in Asia, Eide told USA TODAY on Saturday.
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was so much more than a quote to post on Twitter–and a new art series curated by Patrisse Cullors and Noni Limar of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation attempts to remind us of just that. The series asked artists to share images of and reflections on Dr. King in moments of rest, joy, and celebration.
“This MLK day, BLMGNF is centering life, love, joy, rest, and pleasure. We will not allow white supremacists violence to deter us from the dignity and humanity of Black life,” says Cullors, who is also cofounder and executive director of the foundation. “Every artist in this series was handpicked because each of them center love as part of their work. We know MLK believed in love as the center of his work and at the center of the civil rights movement. Join us in honoring his legacy through this beautiful and transformative artist series.”
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Members of K-pop juggernaut BTS speak at the virtually held 75th United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2020, delivering a message of hope amid the COVID-19 pandemic. / Courtesy of UNICEF
By Park Han-sol
The expanded role of K-pop artists from providers of entertainment content to voices of sociopolitical activism has come under the spotlight as the genre becomes more mainstream each day, most recently evidenced by megastar group BTS first-ever Grammy nomination last November.
The idols discussion topics have extended to various areas including climate change, public health, racial discrimination and animal rights.
The presence of K-pop artists in socially relevant matters became more apparent in the summer of 2020 when BTS posted We stand against racial discrimination on its official Twitter account with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and donated 1.2 billion won ($1 million) to the Black Lives Matter Global Network
Black Lives Matter, social movement dedicated to fighting racism and police brutality against Black people. The name Black Lives Matter signals condemnation of the unjust killings of Black people by police and the demand that society value the lives of Black people as much as it values the lives of white people.