Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter is a decentralized social and political movement that aims to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism. The movement began in response to the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Rekia Boyd, and its primary concerns are police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. As of 2021, there are about 40 chapters in the United States and Canada, and the movement has gained international attention, with an estimated 15 to 26 million people participating in Black Lives Matter protests in the United States in 2020. The movement's popularity has shifted over time, with 67% of adults in the United States expressing support for it in 2020, declining to 51% in 2023. Black Lives Matter is a grassroots and decentralized movement, with leaders emphasizing the importance of local organizing over national leadership, and its structure differs from previous black movements, such as the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.learn more on wikipedia