black lives matter

== English == === Alternative 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. === Phrase === black lives matter (politics, originally US) A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. Synonym: BLM ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes extended to cover ethnic black African minorities in countries outside the US, or other ethnic minorities with darker complexions in traditionally white countries. ==== Related terms ==== WLM / white lives matter ALM / all lives matter PLM / police lives matter blue lives matter red lives matter ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year Black liberation Black studies Black Power === References === “black lives matter”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.