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Black Lives Matter Activists Hold Convention

Black Lives Matter Activists Hold Convention

Black Lives Matter Activists Hold Convention

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention.

The virtual event Friday will adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reform.

The gathering follows the Democratic and Republican party conventions, which lay out starkly different visions for America.

The Black National Convention will include ratification of a Black political agenda, and is being organized by the Electoral Justice Project of the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 150 Black-led organizations.

“On Friday, allies of the BLM movement will have an opportunity to hear directly from organizers of The Movement for…

Posted by The Movement for Black Lives on Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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