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
Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation responded to Yachty when reached for comment by Fox News.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Friction point: Craig was praised for the lack of arson and destruction in Detroit's Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, but he was criticized for aggressive moves by officers and saying protests came from a Marxist agenda.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
That was the spot, just across Lafayette Park from the White House, that became the rallying point for the Black Lives Matter protests in the nation’s capital.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Black Lives Matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Lives%20Matter. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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