Zimbabwean Lives Matter
Zimbabwean Lives Matter is a Zimbabwean protest movement modeled after the American Black Lives Matter campaign. The protest movement is directed towards the Zimbabwean government of incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over through a 2017 bloodless coup from Robert Mugabe.
Several celebrities have at least shown some interest in the protest movement with notable non-Zimbabwean celebrities like Former Botswana President Ian Khama,[1] Ice Cube, AKA and Lecrae and actresses Thandie Newton and Pearl Thusi joining in.[2] Notable Zimbabwean celebrities also joined in including the likes of Tsitsi Dangarembga, retired South African Rugby icon of Zimbabwean origin Tendai 'The beast' Mtawarira and Thomas Mapfumo were some of the Zimbabweans who also joined the movement.[3] The protest movement has managed to garner as much as more than 700 000 tweets [4] a sign to how popular the movement has grown since its inception on the 31 July 2020.
Like the Black Lives Matter protest movement, the Zimbabwean Lives Matter protest movement does not have a central organiser as most of the activists have been protesting through their microblogging Twitter accounts. A repository[5] of Zimbabwean Lives Matter materials has been created.
References
- ^ K, 1 (7 August 2020). "Former Botswana President Ian Khama stands in solidarity with Zimbabweans". Gambakwe Media. Gambakwe Media. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
{{cite news}}:|first1=has numeric name (help) - ^ Harding, Andrew (4 August 2020). "Rappers and actors push Zimbabwe hashtag viral". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Ndhlovu, Ray (4 August 2020). "Zimbabwe Protesters Draw Inspiration From Black Lives Matter". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Ndhlovu, Ray (4 August 2020). "Zimbabwean Lives Matter movement grows with support from big names". Business day. Business Day. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwean Lives Matter Archives". zimbabwean-lives-matter.org. Retrieved 2020-11-24.