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
Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
Baker also posted a detailed timeline on The Black Times website outlining how Black Lives Matter OKC had amassed millions of dollars in donations.
—Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 24 Mar. 2026
During this challenging period, I was tasked with navigating an overlapping global and national crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the tragic murder of George Floyd, and the murder of Tyre Nichols.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson particularly energized Black voters in San Diego, said Greg Akili, 77, who used to live in San Diego and was more recently the national field coordinator for Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Black Lives Matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Lives%20Matter. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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