Norwegian lawmaker Petter Eide has nominated the Black Lives Matter movement for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
Although the year may just be getting underway, following the tumultuous summer of 2020 and the continuing regrowth of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., Tim Fitzsimons from NBC News has reported that Eide, a member of Norway’s parliament, has officially made the nomination, citing Black Lives Matter and its founders for their incredible work in the “struggle against racism and racially motivated violence.”
Eide lauded the group’s activism, saying “BLM’s call for systemic change have spread around the world, forcing other countries to grapple with racism within their own societies.”
