• The movement was started by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi
• They started the hashtag #blacklivesmatter in 2013 after the death of Trayvon Martin
• Gained popularity in 2014 after the death of Michael Brown
• There have been riots in places like Baltimore and Ferguson

• Some people have tried to counter the #blacklivesmetter movement with #alllivesmatter
• Their reasoning is that they think that #blacklivesmatter is saying only black lives are important or are part of the problem
• Yes, all lives do matter, but the Black Lives Matter is pointing out that black folk are being killed for no reason except being black and it needs to stop

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