A young man in NYC showed up to a protest on the Brooklyn Bridge as Miles Morales, the first black/Latino Spider-Man, empowering fellow protestors. After the police murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, the world has been rocked by massive protests demanding a stop to the racial injustice and police brutality currently plaguing the U.S. There has been widespread , with many influential creators and businesses partaking in the protests. voiced their full for Boyega. Abrams also donated $10 million to various organizations, to be dispersed over the next five years, including Black Futures Lab, Equal Justice Initiative, and Know Your Rights Camp.
In the spirit of equality and community, many people have brought their personal fictional heroes to the movement, like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Journalist Walker Bragman posted photos of the young protestor standing on the bridge on his twitter, and he is continually updating his page as the protests continue. Phil Lord, the co-writer and executive producer of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, retweeted the post on his page, along with plenty of hand-clapping emojis.
Lord is part of a creative team with Chris Miller, and together they have directed, written, and produced quite a few films, including Gwen Stacy spin-off, though it's currently unclear if that is going forward.
The Black Lives Matter movement was founded in 2013 after George Zimmerman was acquitted for shooting and killing Trayvon Martin in February 2012. The public outrage spawned the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, and Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi founded the activist organization. The movement has continued to grow over the years, mainly through the protests in Ferguson after Michael Brown's death, and after Eric Garner was killed by police in NYC. The George Floyd demonstrations have continued for 12 days so far, and researchers say that they are the broadest protests in U.S. history. If Miles Morales were real, he would undoubtedly be marching in his hometown alongside fellow protestors, fighting against racial injustice.
Source: Walter Bragman/Twitter, Phil Lord/Twitter
