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4 days ago · Black Lives Matter (BLM), international social movement, formed in the United States in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Black Lives Matter also voices support for various movements and causes beyond police brutality, including LGBTQ activism, feminism, immigration reform, and economic justice. [37] Black Lives Matter protest on September 20, 2015, against police brutality in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- 2013–present
- Anti-racism
- International, largely in the United States
Jan 6, 2023 · Black Lives Matter began with a social media hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin back in 2012. The movement grew nationally in 2014 after the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York.
- Victoria Capatosto
- 2019
13 June 2021. Reuters. Opposition to racism and police brutality has seen people unite around the phrase Black Lives Matter (BLM). Among those to have shown support are members of the England...
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The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.
Jul 10, 2020 · The Black Lives Matter movement begins when Alicia Garza posts a message on Facebook on July 13, 2013 that contains the phrase "Black lives matter."
Feb 16, 2022 · February is Black History Month and marks 10 years since the death of Trayvon Martin sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter has evolved from a hashtag to a global movement for racial justice. Here are some of the key events over the decade.
