African-American Rights Movements: Black Lives Matter

A look at the outcomes of various police killings of African-Americans (through 2017).

Official website of the Black Lives Matter movement. Learn about upcoming events, programs, and ways to contribute.

Directory of articles related to the Black Lives Matter movement as published by the Huffington Post.

To supporters, it is a respectable civil rights movement. To critics, it’s an anti-police organization that deserves to be banned. Co-founder Patrisse Cullors shares reflections on the state of Black Lives Matter and its future

On Twitter’s 10-year anniversary, the site published a list of the most used hashtags related to social causes. Two of the top three were directly related to issues of race. According to Twitter, #Ferguson was the most used social-issue hashtag in the 10-year history of the platform, while #BlackLivesMatter was third.

Co-founder Alicia Garza talks about creating the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

A recent Pew Research Center survey conducted Feb. 29-May 8, 2016, found that general awareness of Black Lives Matter is widespread among black and white U.S. adults, but attitudes about the movement vary considerably between groups.

New research suggests those impassioned rallies and demonstrations may have had a positive impact.

A new civil rights movement is turning a protest cry into a political force.

The podcast The Friend Zone have an honest discussion about the Black Lives Matter movement, what it means to them, and why it exists. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE