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What Black Lives Matter is and what Black Lives Matter isn’t has been feverishly debated since its inception in 2013. What began as a hashtag on social media posts and anti-racism quotes has ...
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.
Shannon Bream looks back at the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement and its considerable political influence.
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 ...
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 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 ]
Three years removed from the groundswell of support for Black Lives Matter, many of the movement’s leaders are divided on the outcome of the biggest movement in U.S. history. Some share ...
The Black power movement declined by the mid-1970s and 1980s, as civil rights activists increasingly focused on electing Black politicians over militant struggle, though its legacy has influenced later movements, such as Black Lives Matter.