Zimbabwean Lives Matter
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Zimbabwean Lives Matter is a Zimbabwean protest movement modeled after the American Black Lives Matter campaign. The protest movement is directed towards the Zimbabwean government of incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over through a 2017 bloodless coup from Robert Mugabe.
Celebrities who have endorsed the cause
[edit]Celebrities who have expressed support for the protest include former Botswana President Ian Khama,[1] Ice Cube, Lecrae and actresses Thandiwe Newton, Beyoncé Knowles[2] and Pearl Thusi.[3] Tsitsi Dangarembga, retired South African Rugby player of Zimbabwean origin Tendai Mtawarira and Thomas Mapfumo were some of the Zimbabweans who also expressed support.[4] The protest movement had more than 700,000 tweets as of August 2020.[5]
Organizers
[edit]Like the Black Lives Matter protest movement, the Zimbabwean Lives Matter protest movement does not have a central organizer as most of the activists have been protesting through their microblogging Twitter accounts. A repository of Zimbabwean Lives Matter materials has been created.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Botswana President Ian Khama stands in solidarity with Zimbabweans". Gambakwe. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "My thoughts and prayers remain with our Nigerian brothers and sisters fighting to end SARS". Beyoncé. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Harding, Andrew (4 August 2020). "Rappers and actors push Zimbabwe hashtag viral". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Ndhlovu, Ray (4 August 2020). "Zimbabwe Protesters Draw Inspiration From Black Lives Matter". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Ndhlovu, Ray (4 August 2020). "Zimbabwean Lives Matter movement grows with support from big names". Business day. Business Day. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwean Lives Matter Archives". zimbabwean-lives-matter.org. Retrieved 2020-11-24.