The Black Lives Matter Movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for bringing awareness about racial injustices on a global scale.
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Norwegian lawmaker Petter Eide said in a statement that the movement became worldwide to fight racial injustice. It reads, “I find that one of the key challenges we have seen in America, but also in Europe and Asia, is the kind of increasing conflict based on inequality. Black Lives Matter has become a very important worldwide movement to fight racial injustice. They have had a tremendous achievement in raising global awareness and consciousness about racial injustice. They have had a tremendous achievement in raising global awareness and consciousness about racial injustice.”
The global awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement has increased in recent months after the tragic death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
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Black Lives Matter started in 2013 amid the death of Trayvon Martin and increased further after Micheal Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri. It also received criticism as the peaceful protests have attracted outsiders to cause riots and looting in surrounding buildings.
“Of course there have been incidents, but most of them have been caused by the activities of either the police or counter-protestors,” said Eide. The submission of nominees will end on Feb.1 and a winner will be announced in October.