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Black Lives Matter, sometimes shortened to “BLM,” is an anti-racist movement that highlights racism and the disparities that evolve from racism, including police brutality and other anti-Black violence. Black Lives Matter gained popularity online after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer was recorded and shared by a bystander. In response to the video, which shows officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, protests erupted around the world. These protests were often met with police violence, some of which has been declared illegal while protestors have been falsely arrested.
The momentum continued to draw attention to police violence, both as more Black lives were taken and as previous stories came to light. Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Breonna Taylor are also victims who the movement has recognized. Thanks to the attention given to these cases, some of the perpetrators have finally faced justice, including Derek Chauvin, who has been convicted with murder.
BLM also encouraged police reform and greater investigations into policing, with some activists calling for reparations or to defund the police and reroute funds to other social programs that may be more effective. The movement has further brought attention to international conflict and raised funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. In some ways, the movement reflects the previous Civil Rights Movement, which lasted through the 1960s to 1980s including the Black Panther Party, which provided community assistance. Because of this, the movement has been recognized for its historical significance.
However, the movement has come under fire for protests that turned violent, for focusing too much on Black men, and for mismanaging funds raised.
A nonprofit organization, The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, also exists. Some people may refer to it as simply “Black Lives Matter.”
See all of our Black Lives Matter content below, starting with the most recent.
Teachers of color are finding it more difficult to stay in a career becoming more political with often inadequate pay and no room for creativity.
Arkansas is blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges for providing “harmful” books to minors.
Jadarrius Rose speaks out about the horror of having a police dog unleashed onto him after being pulled over for a safety issue concerning his commercial semi-truck.
Research shows that sleep apnea, common in the Black community, is making people more susceptible to long COVID.
As another high-stakes election season approaches, many worry about the effects of a strong third-party presidential candidate like Cornel West.
President Biden is to establish a monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. He launched this project at an important time– during a divisive political battle over teaching Black history.
The result of this case about false arrests of Black Lives Matter activists could be a turning point for the movement.
France is being torn apart by riots as protestors fight back against persistent police brutality toward Black citizens.
The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III is to become president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, taking over after former president Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped down.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his plans to step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a Chicago-based civil rights group he founded in 1971.