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[[File:Black Lives Matter protest in NY.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of hundreds of "Black Lives Matter" protests, in New York.] |
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'''Black Lives Matter''' is a primarily American movement and [[hashtag]] (#BlackLivesMatter) that started after the acquittal of the killer of [[Trayvon Martin]] and received fresh impetus from the 2014 [[shooting of Michael Brown]]. In December 2014 at least 20 members of a protest that had been using the slogan were arrested at the [[Mall of America]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/21/us/mall-of-america-black-lives-protest/ | title=Protesters' chants of 'Black Lives Matter' echo at megamall; at least 20 arrested | work=CNN | date=21 December 2014 | accessdate=21 December 2014 | author=Brumfield, Ben}}</ref> |
'''Black Lives Matter''' is a primarily American movement and [[hashtag]] (#BlackLivesMatter) that started after the acquittal of the killer of [[Trayvon Martin]] and received fresh impetus from the 2014 [[shooting of Michael Brown]]. In December 2014 at least 20 members of a protest that had been using the slogan were arrested at the [[Mall of America]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/21/us/mall-of-america-black-lives-protest/ | title=Protesters' chants of 'Black Lives Matter' echo at megamall; at least 20 arrested | work=CNN | date=21 December 2014 | accessdate=21 December 2014 | author=Brumfield, Ben}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:53, 22 January 2015
[[File:Black Lives Matter protest in NY.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of hundreds of "Black Lives Matter" protests, in New York.] Black Lives Matter is a primarily American movement and hashtag (#BlackLivesMatter) that started after the acquittal of the killer of Trayvon Martin and received fresh impetus from the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown. In December 2014 at least 20 members of a protest that had been using the slogan were arrested at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.[1]
The Economist chose the hashtag form of the phrase as their word of the year for 2014.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Brumfield, Ben (21 December 2014). "Protesters' chants of 'Black Lives Matter' echo at megamall; at least 20 arrested". CNN. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Johnson: Words of the year (#BlackLivesMatter), The Economist.
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