Black Lives Matter
noun
Note: Black Lives Matter was founded by Black community organizers Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi after George Zimmerman was acquitted of charges relating to his fatal shooting of Black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012; the movement expanded as people reacted to police killings of unarmed Black people in years following. The name Black Lives Matter functions as a declaration that Black people's lives have as much value as white people's lives, and as a call to end systems and practices that challenge this fact.
—abbreviation BLMExamples of Black Lives Matter in a Sentence
Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
If Black Lives Matter had attacked our Capitol, the outcome would have been entirely different.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
Along with the set came a video of the musician — who is currently on the road for his Mule Pull ’24 Tour — sharing a powerful message about racial inequality for those who didn’t understand or support the Black Lives Matter movement.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 3 July 2024
The outrage over the incident and subsequent acquittal of shooter George Zimmerman contributed to the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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