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.

Celebrities who have endorsed the cause

Celebrities who have expressed support for the protest include former Botswana President Ian Khama,[1] Ice Cube, Lecrae and actresses Thandiwe Newton, Beyoncé Knowles[2] and Pearl Thusi.[3] Tsitsi Dangarembga, retired South African Rugby player of Zimbabwean origin Tendai Mtawarira and Thomas Mapfumo were some of the Zimbabweans who also expressed support.[4] The protest movement had more than 700,000 tweets as of August 2020.[5]

Organizers

Like the Black Lives Matter protest movement, the Zimbabwean Lives Matter protest movement does not have a central organizer as most of the activists have been protesting through their microblogging Twitter accounts. A repository of Zimbabwean Lives Matter materials has been created.[6]

References
  1. "Former Botswana President Ian Khama stands in solidarity with Zimbabweans". Gambakwe. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "My thoughts and prayers remain with our Nigerian brothers and sisters fighting to end SARS". Beyoncé. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. Harding, Andrew (4 August 2020). "Rappers and actors push Zimbabwe hashtag viral". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. Ndhlovu, Ray (4 August 2020). "Zimbabwe Protesters Draw Inspiration From Black Lives Matter". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. Ndhlovu, Ray (4 August 2020). "Zimbabwean Lives Matter movement grows with support from big names". Business day. Business Day. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. "Zimbabwean Lives Matter Archives". zimbabwean-lives-matter.org. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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