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Black Lives Matter

[ blak lahyvz mat-er ]

noun

  1. a political and social movement originating among African Americans, emphasizing basic human rights and racial equality for Black people and campaigning against various forms of racism. : BLM, B.L.M.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Black Lives Matter1

First recorded in 2013; the slogan that arose from the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager
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Example Sentences

A few carried signs: "IMAGINE JUSTICE," "BLACK LIVES MATTER," "CLAIM HUMANITY."

A diverse crowd held up signs that read, “Black Lives Matter” and “Am I Next?”

The American economy does not teach us that “black lives matter,” at least not as much as white lives.

One of the animating slogans of the protests in Ferguson has been "Black Lives Matter."

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