While most of the protests started out peacefully, many degenerated into riots, with violence, arson, and widespread looting. The movement now includes many of diverse backgrounds, who had previously not felt connected to the cause. "Seven years ago, we were called together. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation announced today the launch of a campaign to urge President Biden to stop the militarization of police departments, and ban the transfer of vehicles and equipment made for war zones In an email to staff, the broadcaster said it is "not neutral on racism" but urged employees not to publicly back specific anti-racism campaigns like Black Lives Matter on social media or at protests in case it undermines public trust. "Group-centred leadership is in our guiding principles," says Prof Abdullah. The BBC has received 266 complaints over a scene in The Vicar Of Dibley which referenced the Black Lives Matter movement. We knew that it was part of our sacred duty to step up. Black Lives Matter started with a hashtag. I love you. Often times they have been painted over, and this time we are refusing to allow ourselves to be painted over," says Prof Abdullah. "Leadership is not just about oratory, it's also about facilitation, planning, bringing arts to the movement, things that don't get as much recognition," she says. And that doesn't mean that we exclude men, in fact there are lots of strong male leaders," she says. Concerns came up over the ideology running alongside the antiracism of Black Lives Matter a series of tweets in which the movements UK account criticised Israel and its founding principles. Bosses at the corporation have ruled that visual symbols of support for Black Lives Matter should not be worn on screen, senior sources told The Telegraph. Many of the protests in the United States and around the world have been peaceful. Recent polling suggests Americans' views of police and the current protests against police brutality are changing offline, too. And though some Black Lives Matter leaders deny it, over the years there has sometimes been a disconnect between the organisation itself and young black men, a constituency they are fighting for, the band says. They will also bring up Black Lives Matter as a discussion topic in the town council and are reading Ibram X Kendi's book "How to be an Antiracist" in the local book club. Mr Zimmerman claimed the unarmed black teenager had looked suspicious. Video, The 'tuk-tuk ambulance' helping Covid patients, Vaccine passports inevitable, says airport boss, Tom Cruise signs shirts for Covid-hit football club, PM condemns 'shameful' anti-Semitism in video, The Israel-Palestinian conflict explained, BBC postpones Panorama film on Diana interview, Israel-Palestinian conflict claims fact-checked. 3. Prof Abdullah though is proud of how the organisation has also been deliberately intersectional, with many women and LGBT activists at its heart. Dawn Frenchs character Reverend Geraldine Granger took the knee and delivered a sermon about racism in a special Christmas episode which aired last week. Timeline The following resources provide a timeline of the events leading up to the Black Lives Matter movement: VideoThe mid-air walkways saving endangered animals, Eurovision 2021: A joint mission to entertain, The man who took the world on an adventure. A slogan chanted by tens of thousands around the world, Black Lives Matter has sparked a hashtag, a network of grass-roots organisations, and a moral collective of activists.