Words by: Zayan Ismail
Art by: Monica Ouk

I remember when it all started in 2013. Black Lives Matter (BLM)  was never strictly a 2020 thing. Its (grass)roots date back to nine years ago when Trayvon Martin’s murderer was acquitted. At the time, there was strong opposition to BLM, as well as the odd belief that it was simply a fringe movement, and that all lives should matter.