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<div>[[File:Black Lives Matter protest in NY.png|thumb|right|250px|One of hundreds of "Black Lives Matter" protests, in New York.]]<br />
'''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]]. The movement has received worldwide media attention due to its massive scope and ongoing existence. Protesters and protest organizers have met with President Obama and other prominent leaders to demand an end to [[police brutality]], [[mass incarceration]], and [[demilitarization]] of many U.S. police departments.<br />
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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><br />
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''[[The Economist]]'' chose the hashtag form of the phrase as their [[word of the year]] for 2014.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2015/01/johnson-words-year-0 Johnson: Words of the year (#BlackLivesMatter)], ''The Economist''.</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[2014 Ferguson unrest]]<br />
* "[[Hands up, don't shoot]]"<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{2014 Ferguson unrest}}<br />
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[[Category:Civil rights protests in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Media-related controversies in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Race and crime in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Hashtags]]<br />
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