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Story highlights The Nobel prizes will be announced at the start of October. This year's prize went to the World Food Programme, the UN food agency. Black Lives Matter, a movement which received an impetus in May, 2020, has been proposed for the Nobel Peace Prize. Founded in the United States in 2013, the movement became a rallying cry after a Black person George Floyd died at the hands of the US police.  A white policeman had knelt on Floyd's neck for eight minutes ignoring Floyd's pleas that he couldn't breathe. The incident fuelled protests in the United States that sped across the world.

Black Lives Matter movement proposed for Nobel Peace Prize AFP The artist Celos paints a mural in Downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2020 in protest against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. - Clashes broke out and major cities imposed curfews as America began another night of unrest Saturday with angry demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his government would stop violent protests over police brutality "cold." Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP Founded in ...

Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for carrying forward 'a movement of racial justice' Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Replay Video 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 Euro...

: Saturday, January 30, 2021, 6:58 PM IST 2021 Nobel Peace Prize: Black Lives Matter movement garners nomination for efforts to raise awareness about racial injustice PIC: AFP 2020 was a historic year in many ways. While the COVID-19 pandemic was a pivotal part of the year, the US (among other things) also saw a turbulent change of leadership and the increasing momentum of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Now, the battle against racial injustice has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. In mid-2020, the death of George Floyd had triggered protests across the United States and beyon...

Brewer Group CEO Jack Brewer reacts to Black Lives Matter getting nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize seems to only recognize liberal principles, Brewer Group CEO Jack Brewer argued on Saturday, reacting to the Black Lives Matter movement getting nominated for the prestigious honor. "You know, the Bible says one day good will be evil and evil will be good. You look at this, look back in 2009, Barack Obama received a Nobel Peace Prize and then went on to drop over 100,000 bombs on the world. President Trump is denied the Nobel peace prize after negotiating four of the m...