https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002398 homoit0002398 Black Lives Matter movement BLM Black Lives Matter BlackLivesMatter Movement for Black Lives 2023-01-13 xsd:date 2023-01-13 xsd:date https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001322 Social movements https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002399 Black Trans Lives Matter movement https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000208 Black LGBTQ+ people A primarily U.S. American and Canadian decentralized political and social movement advocating for non-violent civil disobedience in protest against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against Black people. The broader movement and its related organizations typically advocate against police violence towards Black people, as well as for various other policy changes considered to be related to Black liberation.