Black Lives Matter

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File:Black Lives Matter protest in NY.jpg
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

  1. ^ Brumfield, Ben (21 December 2014). "Protesters' chants of 'Black Lives Matter' echo at megamall; at least 20 arrested". CNN. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ Johnson: Words of the year (#BlackLivesMatter), The Economist.

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