Black Lives Matter movement
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The Black Lives Matter movement is a decentralized social and political campaign that protests systemic racism and violence against Black people, particularly police brutality, and advocates for racial justice and equality.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Lives Matter movement canonical | 14 |
| Black Lives Matter | 11 |
| #BLM | 1 |
| #BlackLivesMatter | 1 |
| Black Lives Matter activism | 1 |
| Black Lives Matter-related organizations | 1 |
| Movement for Black Lives | 1 |
| Say Her Name movement | 1 |
| rallying phrase in social justice contexts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Black Lives Matter movement Context triple: [This Is America, associatedWith, Black Lives Matter movement]
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Black Power movement
The Black Power movement was a mid-20th-century Black American political and cultural movement that emphasized racial pride, self-determination, and resistance to systemic oppression.
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American civil rights movement
The American civil rights movement was a mid-20th-century mass social and political campaign, prominently led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure equal rights under the law.
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C.
Black Lives Matter protests in London
Black Lives Matter protests in London were large-scale demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality, drawing widespread public support and prominent figures such as actor John Boyega.
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D.
Let My People Go movement
The Let My People Go movement was a global campaign, especially active among Jews in the West, advocating for the right of Soviet Jews to emigrate and practice their religion freely during the Cold War.
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E.
Time’s Up movement
The Time’s Up movement is an initiative founded in 2018 to combat sexual harassment and gender inequality, particularly in the workplace and entertainment industry, through legal support, advocacy, and systemic reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Black Lives Matter movement Target entity description: The Black Lives Matter movement is a decentralized social and political campaign that protests systemic racism and violence against Black people, particularly police brutality, and advocates for racial justice and equality.
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A.
Black Power movement
The Black Power movement was a mid-20th-century Black American political and cultural movement that emphasized racial pride, self-determination, and resistance to systemic oppression.
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B.
American civil rights movement
The American civil rights movement was a mid-20th-century mass social and political campaign, prominently led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure equal rights under the law.
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C.
Black Lives Matter protests in London
Black Lives Matter protests in London were large-scale demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality, drawing widespread public support and prominent figures such as actor John Boyega.
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D.
Let My People Go movement
The Let My People Go movement was a global campaign, especially active among Jews in the West, advocating for the right of Soviet Jews to emigrate and practice their religion freely during the Cold War.
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E.
Time’s Up movement
The Time’s Up movement is an initiative founded in 2018 to combat sexual harassment and gender inequality, particularly in the workplace and entertainment industry, through legal support, advocacy, and systemic reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights movement
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political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| becameProminentAfterEvent |
killing of Eric Garner
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2014 shooting of Michael Brown ⓘ
surface form:
killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| focusesOnGroup | Black people ⓘ |
| focusesOnIssue |
criminal justice reform
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police brutality ⓘ racial inequality in the United States ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BLM ⓘ |
| hasCentralGoal |
achieving racial equality
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defending Black lives ⓘ ending police brutality against Black people ⓘ ending systemic racism ⓘ |
| hasCoFounder |
Alicia Garza
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Opal Tometi ⓘ Patrisse Cullors ⓘ |
| hasFoundingYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
anti-racism
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racial justice ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasOppositionFrom |
some conservative political groups
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some law enforcement organizations ⓘ |
| hasSlogan |
Black Lives Matter movement
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Lives Matter
|
| hasSupportFrom |
many civil rights organizations
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many progressive political groups ⓘ numerous international solidarity protests ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
civil disobedience
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community organizing ⓘ demonstrations ⓘ marches ⓘ online activism ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ protests ⓘ |
| influenced |
global protests against racism
ⓘ
racial justice discourse in the United States ⓘ |
| inspiredCreationOf |
Black Lives Matter Global Network
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surface form:
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
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| isDecentralized | true ⓘ |
| isDecentralizedNetworkOf | local chapters ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Black Lives Matter movement
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Movement for Black Lives
Black Lives Matter movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Say Her Name movement
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
United States civil rights movement
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| sawMajorResurgenceAfterEvent | murder of George Floyd ⓘ |
| usesHashtag |
Black Lives Matter movement
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
#BLM
Black Lives Matter movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
#BlackLivesMatter
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| wasFoundedAfterEvent | acquittal of George Zimmerman ⓘ |
| wasFoundedInResponseTo | killing of Trayvon Martin ⓘ |
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Subject: Black Lives Matter movement Description of subject: The Black Lives Matter movement is a decentralized social and political campaign that protests systemic racism and violence against Black people, particularly police brutality, and advocates for racial justice and equality.
Referenced by (32)
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