As the public health crisis intensifies across the U.S., the country is forced to face another grim outcome of its inadequacies: systemic racism and police brutality against black Americans. The Black Lives Matter movement has focused on addressing these issues for years, and recently gained traction in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death, advocating for racial equality through nationwide protest and demands for policy changes. Now more than ever, BLM has widespread support of the American people, a new Pew Research Center report reveals.
