Black Lives Matter (BLM)

Fighting for Black life, Black joy, and Black futures.

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

This year's Next-Gen Award recipient, Jay'Shun Mathews, is empowering the next generation of Black leaders through the Black Youth Empowerment Network (BYEN). What began as a vision in high school has grown into a national, youth-led movement connecting Black young people with the tools, relationships, and opportunities to lead. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

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[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Representing BLM's Healing Justice pillar, this year's Healer Award recipient, Ashley McGirt, is expanding access to culturally responsive mental health care through the Therapy Fund Foundation. By creating pathways to healing for thousands of Black individuals and families, she's helping ensure that wellness is never out of reach.

Ashley, thank you for pouring back into our communities and reminding us that healing is essential. 🫂

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[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Representing BLM's Policy pillar, this year's Advocate Award recipient, @chloeiedwards, is advancing solutions rooted in healing and policy change. Through youth organizing and coalition building, she helped advance landmark restorative justice reforms that are reshaping how Virginia schools support students.

Chlo'e, thank you for reminding us that policy is most powerful when it's rooted in the voices, experiences, and wisdom of the communities it serves. 💐

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[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Representing BLM's Research & Education pillar, this year's Nurturer Award recipient, Brianna Baker, is building institutions where Black girls are recognized as scholars, researchers, creators, and leaders. Through Justice for Black Girls, she's ensuring Black girls aren't simply included in the conversation, but empowered to shape it.

Brianna, thank you for your commitment to nurturing and investing in Black girls' brilliance. 🤎

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[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Black culture lives in the systems we build to care for one another.

Representing BLM's Culture pillar, this year's Builder Award recipient, Zedé Harut is reimagining what community care looks like. Through Seeds Worth Sowing and the Community Welfare System, she's creating a blueprint rooted in mutual aid, shared leadership, and lasting stability, proving that the strongest solutions are built by the very people they serve.

Zedé, thank you for building a foundation that Black families can leverage to thrive for generations. 💐

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[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Representing BLM's Arts pillar, this year's Dreamer Award recipient, Tristien Marcellous Winfree, reminds us that authentic storytelling is power. Through his original series PROGRESS, he's creating space for Black love, grief, healing, and humanity to exist beyond stereotypes, inviting us to see the beauty in our everyday lives.

Tristien, thank you for telling stories that honor the fullness of Black life and remind us that our humanity deserves to be seen.

Join us in celebrating Tristien and the inspiring work he's leading. 🎬✊🏾

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[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Real change begins with people willing to challenge systems that were never built to protect us.

Representing BLM's Frontline Organizing pillar as this year's Disruptor Award recipient, Dawn Jeffrey has dedicated over a decade to organizing alongside her community. Through bail support and political education, she's helping our people reclaim their power and imagine new possibilities for freedom.

Dawn, thank you for choosing community over comfort and courage over complacency. ✊🏾

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

The Dreamers & Disruptors Awards are a reflection of that, recognizing extraordinary leaders whose work reflects our foundational pillars and the countless ways Black communities continue to dream, organize, heal, create, advocate, and build.

Join us in giving these changemakers their flowers. 💐 👏🏾

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Thirteen years later, the work continues because the people never stopped.

As we celebrate 13 years of Black Lives Matter, we're reminded that this movement has always lived in the people.

Introducing the 2026 Dreamers & Disruptors Award Recipients. 🏆

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[Jacqueline Charles @Jacquiecharles]

Yesterday Atlanta's Haitian-American community, mayor & consular corp honored Les Grenadiers though neither they nor a rep was present. But let me note that only one person mentioned #TPS ruling. It was @Cicley_Gay of Black Lives Matter. BTW her skirt was the original Stella Jean design Olympic team made the designer paint over Toussaint's face.https://t.co/Bsqmp21cdr

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

History remembers the moments. We're looking for the people behind them.

We're honoring seven individuals helping move the work forward across our core pillars.

🏆 Apply for the Dreamers & Disruptors Awards: https://t.co/gFXr0WOI0i

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

To celebrate our 13th anniversary, we're proud to launch the inaugural Dreamers & Disruptors Awards, honoring seven individuals across BLM's core pillars, including the next generation of leaders, who are helping shape Black futures and move the work forward. ✊🏾

Apply here: https://t.co/RDfZpAUIIj

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

What feels most important for BLMGNF to prioritize right now? Let us know by taking this short survey. ⬇️ https://t.co/BL4GiWfYGJ

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Since misinformation loves to trend, here’s what biased AI bots won't show you: facts and receipts.

Read the full press release at https://t.co/fV4AQ9qb4N

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race

He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence https://t.co/rTSQgF9jmf

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

As part of our continued commitment to transparency and accountability, we’d like to share that we are undergoing a leadership transition. You can find more details in our latest community letter.

We invite you to keep walking with us. To dream with us. To build with us. To continue showing up with open hearts and steady hands. 🖤

With hope and with unwavering love,

Cicley Gay and D’Zhane Parker
Board of Directors, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation

Read the full letter here: https://t.co/relJhHWtvz

[Briahna Joy Gray @briebriejoy]

As a Black woman, I find it insulting that Kamala's failures as a candidate keep getting attributed to the fact that she's a Black woman.