Miles Morales Shows Up On The Brooklyn Bridge For Black Lives Matter Protest

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 support, with many influential creators and businesses partaking in the protests. John Boyega, star of the most recentStar Wars trilogy, spoke out and joined the London Black Lives Matter protests, willing to face any backlash from Hollywood. Much of the Star Wars community, including Mark Hamill and J.J. Abrams, voiced their full support 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 and Batman, dressing up as them and joining the activists. It comes as no surprise that Morales has shown up in Brooklyn, a character who first appeared in Marvel Comics in 2011 and calls Brooklyn home. In the comics, the young, Afro-Latino teenager takes on the mantle of Spider-Man after Peter Parker dies. With his background and positive, hopeful attitude, Morales is the perfect modern role model. The character is also the lead of the 2018 Academy Award-winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. 

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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 The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street. Next up, they will direct Ryan Gosling in an astronaut film based on the next book by Andy Weir (The Martian). Sony's greenlit a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2, with a current release date of October 7, 2022. There has also been talk of a possible 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.

More: How Miles Morales Fits Into the MCU

Source: Walter Bragman/Twitter, Phil Lord/Twitter

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