Black Lives Matter Organization

Definition

Black Lives Matter is an international activist movement originating in the African-American community that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people.

Analogy

Imagine if every student in a class was given a different amount of study materials for an exam based on their hair color. Those with black hair are given less material than others. The Black Lives Matter organization would be like those students standing up and saying "Black-haired Students' Education Matters", advocating for equal resources for all students regardless of hair color.

Related terms

Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights equal to those of whites.

Systemic Racism: A form of racism expressed in the practice of social and political institutions reflected in disparities regarding wealth, income, criminal justice, employment etc., between races.

Activism: The policy or action using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.