The International Dimensions of Everyday Black Political Participation

From Black Lives Matter to EndSARS: Women’s Socio-Political Power and the Transnational Movement for Black Lives

“…Both BLM and EndSARS represent decentralized grass-roots movements where women are not only forming the backbone of the movements but are also the representative faces of these movements’ efforts, and this representation is engendering political consciousness transnationally. The influence of a transnational movement for Black Lives also works in the reverse as well in that, “black group consciousness spans across nation-state boundaries and involves African American interest in the everyday politics of black communities outside the USA” (Hayes and Greer 2013). Empirical evidence suggests that “there is a relationship between some characteristics of black social movements outside the USA and how African American institutions work to promote international black group consciousness and encourage their constituencies’ everyday political participation” (Hayes and Greer 2013).…”

“…The influence of a transnational movement for Black Lives also works in the reverse as well in that, "black group consciousness spans across nation-state boundaries and involves African American interest in the everyday politics of black communities outside the USA" (Hayes and Greer 2013). Empirical evidence suggests that "there is a relationship between some characteristics of black social movements outside the USA and how African American institutions work to promote international black group consciousness and encourage their constituencies' everyday political participation" (Hayes and Greer 2013). As BLM influences movements abroad, transnational Black feminist synergies across time and space are also influencing the consciousness and strategies adopted by BLM activists in the United States.…”