Collected Item: “"Black Lives Matter"”
Give your story a title.
"Black Lives Matter" photo of protest sign
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photo, social media post that has gone viral (could be considered a meme)
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
In addition to COVID-19, 2020 was an historic year for civil rights movements like Black Lives Matter. Yet, because they take place in the same year, COVID certainly affected how protests were organised. This social media post directly ties COVID and BLM protests together, and does so in a pretty funny way. It's interesting how these historical events interact and intertwine with one another.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#BLM, #BlackLivesMatter, #racism, #protest, #spread
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.facebook.com/MeanwhileinCanada1/posts/3272484766131865
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Original creator is unknown, but this screen-capture comes from a Facebook page called "Meanwhile in Canada"
Give this story a date.
2020-08-30