English Explanatory Dictionary

black lives matter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people.
phrase
  1. Alternative form of black lives matter.

Word forms

black lives matter

Etymology

Originally used in the form of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media (2013), protesting against the deaths of African Americans at the hands of the police.

Synonyms

BLM

Related words

WLM white lives matter ALM all lives matter PLM police lives matter blue lives matter red lives matter Black liberation Black studies Black Power
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