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A Black Lives Matter die-in over rail tracks, protesting alleged police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 20, 2015). Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement [1] [2] that aims to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.
The phrase Black Lives Matter was born out of a Facebook post from Alicia Garza after the July 13, 2013, acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, a U.S.-based non-profit (formed 2013) Bureau of Land Management , a U.S. federal government agency (formed 1946) Places
The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in response to the acquittal of the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Gunned ...
The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) is a coalition of more than 50 groups representing the interests of Black communities across the United States. [1] Members include the Black Lives Matter Network , the National Conference of Black Lawyers , and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights . [ 2 ]
Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, and the raised fist has become a symbol for the ...
A Black Lives Matter march through Midtown Manhattan became violent with clashes between protesters and authorities on February 12, leading to the arrest of 11 protesters. The authorities arrested 11 people around Times Square in which two officers and a news reporter were also injured.
Shannon Bream looks back at the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement and its considerable political influence.