Black Lives Matter
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Black Lives Matter is a decentralized political and social movement that aims to highlight racism, discrimination and racial inequality experienced by Black people in the United States, and to promote
Black Lives Matter protest on September 20, 2015, against police brutality in St. Paul, Minnesota
A Black Lives Matter die-in over rail tracks, protesting police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 20, 2015)
A "Hands up!" sign displayed at a Ferguson protest in August 2014
Black Lives Matter demonstration in Oakland, California, December 2014
Alicia Garza
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Alicia Garza is an American civil rights activist and writer known for co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement. She is a recognized advocate for social and racial justice, with a particular focus
Black Lives Matter
…chapters in the United States and Canada. The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself has not been trademarked by any group. In 2013, activists and friends Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Ayọ Tometi originated the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal…
Garza in 2016