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
Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
As the former co-owner of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, Loeffler sold the franchise reportedly after her criticism of Black Lives Matter.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
City officials developed the teams as part of their response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The bill would ban the display of flags depicting political movements, such as Black Lives Matter, and candidates for office.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Black Lives Matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Lives%20Matter. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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