Black History Month
Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter Movement Receive Nobel Peace Prize Nominations
Black History Month is off to a historic start!
Both the Black Lives Matter movement and Stacey Abrams have been nominated for Nobel Peace Prizes.
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually to people or groups who have done the best work to hold or promote peace. Notable laureates include former president Barack Obama and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Both Abrams and the BLM movement have been nominated for their tireless work to end prejudice and promote peace and equality.
“Abrams’ efforts to complete [Dr. King’s] work are crucial if the United States of America shall succeed in its effort to create fraternity between all its peoples and a peaceful and just society,” said Lars Haltbrekken, a Socialist Party member of Norway’s parliament.
Norwegian member of Parliament Petter Eide nominated the Black Lives Matter organization (founded by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi) for “their struggle against racism and racially motivated violence.”
“BLM’s call for systemic change have spread around the world, forcing other countries to grapple with racism within their own societies,” he said.
Read more about these groundbreaking women and their nominations in Momentum, a Medium blog about the fight against anti-Black racism.
