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Black Lives Matter ( BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement [1] [2] that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism. Its primary concerns are police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people.
- 2013–present
- Anti-racism
- International, largely in the United States
Black Lives Matter is a phrase, and notably a hashtag, used to highlight racism, discrimination and inequality experienced by black people. Its use grew in the US after high-profile killings...
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Jul 12, 2023 · Its use peaked at over 1.2 million tweets per day after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in May 2020. As we mark 10 years since the hashtag originated, here are eight facts about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Jul 9, 2020 · 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. But how did it...
Jun 4, 2021 · Black Lives Matter Has Grown More Powerful, and More Divided - The New York Times. Since the murder of George Floyd, the racial justice movement has received millions of dollars in...
Dec 29, 2020 · Dec. 29, 2020, 7:04 AM PST. By Char Adams. In 2013, Alicia Garza offered words of comfort in a Facebook post to Black people after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder in the killing of...
29 November 2020. Black Lives Matter: The three women who founded a global movement. The year 2020 will be remembered for a lot of things - not least the rise of the Black Lives...
