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Black Lives Matter
social movement originating in the USA
murder of George Floyd
2020 police murder of a black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
woke
thumb|alt=Congresswoman Marcia fudge at an outdoor gathering holding a T-shirt in front of her which reads "Stay Woke" followed by a tick mark inside a box and the word "Vote"|U.S. Congresswoman Marcia Fudge in 2018
shooting of Breonna Taylor
shooting during a drug raid in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
2014 Ferguson unrest
aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
self-proclaimed autonomous neighborhood in Seattle
killing of Eric Garner
death of African American man due to chokehold from police officer
2015 Baltimore protests
protests in Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 2015 against the killing of Freddie Gray by Baltimore Police
shooting of Jacob Blake
2020 police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Blue Lives Matter
social activist movement
I can't breathe
political slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement
Killing of Rayshard Brooks
June 2020 police killing in Atlanta, Georgia
killing of Daunte Wright
police homicide in Minnesota
All Lives Matter
slogan created as a counter-movement to Black Lives Matter
murder of Ahmaud Arbery
2020 murder in Georgia, U.S.
Makhaya Ntini
South African cricketer
Template:Black Lives Matter
Wikimedia template
Blackout Tuesday
a collective action to protest racism and police brutality on June 2, 2020.
defund the police
slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments
death of Freddie Gray
death of a person in police custody
Christian Cooper
American writer, editor, and birdwatcher (1963-)
shooting of Tamir Rice
2014 police killing of a black boy in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Kenosha unrest
protest rallies following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 27-year old Black father, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Movement for Black Lives
coalition of U.S. racial justice groups
United States racial unrest
ongoing wave of civil unrest against systemic racism in the United States, 2020–2023
death of Adama Traoré
2016 death in France
shooting of Philando Castile
2016 police killing of a black man in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, United States
killing of Aiyana Jones
2010 police shooting of a child in Detroit
shooting of Alton Sterling
2016 police killing of a black man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Assata's Daughters
Chicago organization of black girls and young women
censorship by TikTok
censorship by the social media platform
BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant
2009 shooting in Oakland, California
#SayHerName
thumb|Attendees at the #SayHerName vigil of May 20, 2015, located at Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square in New York City SayHerName is a social movement that seeks to raise awareness for Black women victims of police brutality and anti-Black violence in the United States. The movement's name was created by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF). #SayHerName aims to highlight the gender-specific ways in which Black women are disproportionately affected by fatal acts of racial injustice. In an effort to create a large social media presence alongside existing racial justice campaigns, such as
police abolition movement
political movement which advocates replacing police forces with other systems of public safety
When the looting starts, the shooting starts
phrase
hands up, don't shoot
Human Rights slogan
rest in power
idiomatic expression; variant of "rest in peace"
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
non-profit organization
Killing of Patrick Lyoya
2022 police killing in Michigan
Black Birders Week
campaign encouraging and supporting diversity in birding, conservation, and the natural sciences
death of Elijah McClain
death of an African-American citizen of the United States associated with law enforcement
Killing of Jayland Walker
2022 police shooting of a black man in Akron, Ohio