Black Lives Matter Turns 10 Anniversary Celebration

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023 12-6PM… We’re shutting it all the way down in AfricaTown to celebrate #BlackLivesMatter’s 10th Anniversary! Can you believe that Black Lives Matter is turning 10 years old?!? We were birthed July 13, 2013 in Leiment park to build “a movement, not a moment” to end state-sanctioned violence against Black people in the wake of the acquittal of #TrayvonMartin’s murderer. For the last decade we have poured our blood, sweat, and tears into building #BlackLivesMatter as the largest racial and social justice movement in global history, with chapters around the world. We're planning a huge celebration for Saturday, July 15th in Africa Town (Los Angeles' Leimert Park), the starting point of the first intuitive Black Lives Matter protest. This will be a celebration that you don’t want to miss, with performances, art, skill sharing, dialogue with movement veterans, a children’s village, healing services, vendors and an overall Black liberation vibe. The celebration is envisioned as a huge Black joy festival, a reunion of activists, organizers, families, and freedom fighters, a reclamation of the soul of Black Lives Matter, a chance to build our skills and restore our Spirits. #BLMTurns10 If you are traveling to be with us during our 10th birthday, please feel free to use this link for a discounted hotel stay Embassy Suites Celebrate with us - Send a Congratulations Video! More Info below.